A flavanoid is a type biological molecule that is found in a wide variety of plants for a huge number of reasons, such as giving the petals their colour (there are about 5000 flavanoids discovered so far). A pyran is a five-membered carbon ring with an oxygen replacing one of the carbons. So it’s a flavanoid with a pyran attached to it.
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C C pyran
C C
They are found in wine.
If you are doing A-levels you should vaguely be able to understand it, but otherwise that’s ok.
Pyrans are degree level chemistry, and I have never studied flavanoids. Just think: useful biological molecules.
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funkypigeondotcom commented on :
explain*
Tom commented on :
Wow, and that’s nothing to do with wine either.
10kempstera commented on :
this is confusing!! i dont understand it!!
emilyxx commented on :
wow…
Pip commented on :
They are found in wine.
If you are doing A-levels you should vaguely be able to understand it, but otherwise that’s ok.
Pyrans are degree level chemistry, and I have never studied flavanoids. Just think: useful biological molecules.