Aromatic Polyketides Of Shikimate Pathway

Question 0

Source of kava

Answer 0

Piper methysticum (piperaceae)

Question 1

Formed from cinnamoyl CoA and 2 C2 units from malonyl CoA producing a short poly B keto chain

Answer 1

Styrylpyrones

Question 2

For treatment of anxiety, nervous tension, agitation and insomnia

Answer 2

Kava

Question 3

Starter and extender unit of flavonoids and stilbenes

Answer 3

Cinnamoyl coa and 3 malonyl coa

Question 4

Combination of flavonoid and lignan-like structures

Answer 4

Flavonolignans

Question 5

Arise via oxidative coupling bet. a flavonoid and phenylpropanoid

Answer 5

Flavonolignans

Question 6

Shikimate-derived aromatic ring has migrated to epadjacent carbon of the heterocycle; rearrangement brought about by cytochrome P-450 dependent enzyme

Answer 6

Isoflavonoids

Question 7

Examples of isoflavonoids

Answer 7

Daidzein, genistein, formononetin, biochanin