* i.e. phenylpropanoids that are not included in the main classes of (iso)flavonoids, coumarins, stilbenes, lignans, and hydroxycinnamic acids
id |
Phytocompound |
Synonyms |
Chemical class |
Taste |
| 3-methyl-6-methoxy-8-hydroxy-3,4-dihydroisocoumarin | 6-Mhmd-isocoumarin | isocoumarins; lactones; | bitter |
| 4-methylumbelliferone | hymecromone; cholestil; imecromone; 7 hydroxy 4 methylcoumarin | hydroxycoumarins; | bitter |
| 6-methoxymellein | 3-methyl-6-methoxy-8-hydroxy-3,4-dihydroisocoumarin | isocoumarins; benzopyrans; | bitter |
| 7-methoxycoumarin | Herniarin, Ayapanin, methylumbelliferone | coumarins; | bitter |
| angelicin | isopsoralene | coumarins; lactones; | bitter |
| athamantin | anthamantin | furanocoumarins; | bitter |
| bergapten | heraclin, O-methylbergaptol, 5-methoxypsoralen | coumarins; lactones; | bitter, pungent (insufficient evidence) |
| coumarin | chromen-2-one, coumarinic anhydride | coumarins; lactones; | bitter |
| dicoumarol | Dicumarol; bishydroxycoumarin; dicoumarin; melitoxin; 3,3’-methylen-bis (4-hydroxy-cumarin); | 4-hydroxycoumarins; hydroxycoumarins; coumarins; | bitter |
| erythrocentaurin | 5-formyl-3,4-dihydroisocoumarin | isocoumarins; lactones; | contradictory evidence: tasteless (metabolite of a bitter tastant: swertiamarin); bitter |
| esculetin | aesculetin, cichorigenin, esculin aglycon, cichoriin aglycon, 6,7-dihydroxycoumarin | coumarins; lactones; | bitter |
| fraxetin | __ | coumarins; lactones; | Bitter (contradictory evidence): bitter, non bitter; sour;_qwyx Note: fraxetin is also the intestinal metabolite and aglycon of fraxin (fraxetin-8-O-glucoside), which is bitter |
| fraxidin | __ | hydroxycoumarins; | bitter (insufficient evidence) |
| fraxinol | __ | hydroxycoumarins; | bitter (insufficient evidence) |
| isofraxidin | __ | hydroxycoumarins; | bitter |
| isopimpinellin | 4,9-dimethoxyfuro[3,2-g]chromen-7-one_qwyx 5,8-Dimethoxypsoralen_qwyx 5,8-Dimethoxypsoralene_qwyx 4,9-Dimethoxy-7H-furo[3,2-g]chromen-7-one_qwyx 4,9-dimethoxyfuro[3,2-g]chromen-7-one_qwyx dimethylpsoralen | 8-methoxypsoralens; furanocoumarins; | bitter |
| khellin | kellin; visammin | furanocoumarins; furanochromones; | bitter |
| mesuol | __ | coumarins; lactones; | bitter |
| methoxsalen | 8-methoxypsoralen, xanthoxin, xanthotoxine | coumarins; lactones; | bitter, pungent |
| oxypeucedanin | __ | furanocoumarins; | bitter |
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PlantMolecularTasteDB version 1.0 | Database updated on 01.09.2021. Site updated on 01.09.2021.