Chemical substance record

Visnagin

82-57-5C₁₃H₁₀O₄230.219 g/mol

Organic/Inorganic Small MoleculeChEBI source record

A furanochromone that is furo[3,2-g]chromen-5-one which is substituted at positions 4 and 7 by methoxy and methyl groups, respectively. Found in the toothpick-plant, Ammi visnaga. — ChEBI

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Identity & molecular properties

Source-linked values

CAS number	82-57-5	ChEBI ↗
Molecular formula	C₁₃H₁₀O₄	ChEBI ↗
Molar mass	230.219 g/mol	ChEBI ↗
Monoisotopic mass	230.05791 Da	ChEBI ↗
Formal charge	0	ChEBI ↗
ChEBI identifier	CHEBI:10002	ChEBI ↗

Cross-source molecular data

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Molar mass	230.22 g/mol	PubChem ↗
Exact mass	230.05790880 Da	PubChem ↗
Computed XLogP	2.3	PubChem ↗
Topological polar surface area (Å²)	48.7	PubChem ↗
H-bond donors	0	PubChem ↗
H-bond acceptors	4	PubChem ↗
Rotatable bonds	1	PubChem ↗

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Names & structural identifiers

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Source preferred name

visnagin

IUPAC name

4-methoxy-7-methyl-5H-furo[3,2-g]chromen-5-one

InChIKey

NZVQLVGOZRELTG-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

COc1c2ccoc2cc2oc(C)cc(=O)c12

InChI

InChI=1S/C13H10O4/c1-7-5-9(14)12-11(17-7)6-10-8(3-4-16-10)13(12)15-2/h3-6H,1-2H3

Names & synonyms

4-methoxy-7-methyl-5H-furo[3,2-g]chromen-5-one

Names are supplied by ChEBI. Trade names and related synonyms may describe a broader product context.

Classification & relationships

ChEBI ontology

furanochromoneChEBI parent class · 137443 ↗polyketideChEBI parent class · 26188 ↗aromatic etherChEBI parent class · 35618 ↗

ether organic heterocyclic compound organic molecular entity

Roles recorded in ChEBI

EC 1.1.1.37 (malate dehydrogenase) inhibitorvasodilator agentantihypertensive agentphytotoxinanti-inflammatory agentplant metabolite

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Mass ↔ amount of substance

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Amount

Input unit

Equivalent amount

0.00434369 mol

Uses 230.219 g/mol from ChEBI. Assumes the substance described by this record; no purity or concentration correction is applied.

Elemental composition

Theoretical mass fractions

C

Carbon · 13 atoms

67.82%

O

Oxygen · 4 atoms

27.80%

H

Hydrogen · 10 atoms

4.38%

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Research & patent references

Selected source associations

Cardiovascular effects of visnagin on rats. ↗Planta medica · 2000 Feb · PMID 10705731

Determination of visnagin in rat plasma by liquid chromatography with tandem mass spectrometry and its application to in vivo pharmacokinetic studies. ↗Journal of chromatography. B, Analytical technologies in the biomedical and life sciences · 2009 Mar 1 · PMID 19188097

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Sources & record history

Checked 27 Sep 2026

Identity, formula, mass, synonyms & ontologyEMBL-EBI ChEBI · CHEBI:10002

Release 255, 9 September 2026. ChEBI three-star (manually annotated) source entry. View original record ↗ · CC BY 4.0

Additional molecular descriptorsNCBI PubChem · CID 6716 · retrieved 2026-09-27

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