Aspalathin

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IUPACName = 2',3,4,4',6'-pentahydroxy-3-C-β-D-
glucopyranosyldihydrochalcone
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Aspalathin is a C-linked dihydrochalcone glycoside found in rooibos ("Aspalathus linearis"). [cite journal
author = Bramati L et al.
title = Quantitative Characterization of Flavonoid Compounds in Rooibos Tea ("Aspalathus Linearis") by LC-UV/DAD
journal = Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry
quotes = no
volume = 50
pages = 5513–5519
publisher = Elsevier
year = 2002
doi = 10.1021/jf025697h] It is a chalcone and antioxidant. [cite journal |author=Koeppen BH, Roux DG |title=C-glycosylflavonoids. The chemistry of aspalathin |journal=Biochem. J. |volume=99 |issue=3 |pages=604–9 |year=1966 |pmid=4290475 |url=http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pubmed&pubmedid=4290475]

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