ChEBI: Trifloroside is a secoiridoid glycoside that is (4aS,5R,6R)-6-hydroxy-5-vinyl-4,4a,5,6-tetrahydro-1H,3H-pyrano[3,4-c]pyran-1-one in which the hydroxy group has been converted to the corresponding 2,3,6-tri-O-acetyl-beta-D-glucoside, the 4-hydroxy group of which has been esterified by formal condensation with the carboxy group of 2,3-dihydroxybenzoic acid 3-beta-D-glucoside. It is a component of Gentiana scabra root extract, which is used as an internal remedy in traditional Korean medicine for the treatment of diabetes mellitus. It is a beta-D-glucoside, an acetate ester, a member of phenols, a delta-lactone, a pyranopyranone and a secoiridoid glycoside.
