Medicarpin
# Medicarpin

Medicarpin is a pterocarpan, a derivative of isoflavonoids.

## Natural occurrences

Medicarpin is found in Medicago truncatula and Swartzia madagascariensis. It can also be found in Maackia amurensis cell cultures.

The root nodule formation by Sinorhizobium meliloti is apparently dependent on the flavonoids pathway.

## Metabolism

Pterocarpin synthase has 3 substrates : medicarpin, $NADP^+$ and $H_2O,$ and 3 products : vestitone, NADPH and $H^+.$

