Rutin also called rutoside quercetin-3-O-rutinoside and sophorin is the glycoside between the flavonol quercetin and the disaccharide rutinose (α-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(1→6))-β-D-glucopyranose). In the fava d’anta tree the synthesis is done via a rutin synthase activity.
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