Fucophlorethol A

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Fucophlorethol A
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Names
Preferred IUPAC name
4′-(2,4,6-Trihydroxyphenoxy)[1,1′-biphenyl]-2,2′,4,6,6′-pentol
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
PubChem CID
  • InChI=1S/C18H14O9/c19-7-1-10(21)16(11(22)2-7)17-12(23)5-9(6-13(17)24)27-18-14(25)3-8(20)4-15(18)26/h1-6,19-26H
    Key: LXRUQARQPSVVEX-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • C1=C(C=C(C(=C1O)C2=C(C=C(C=C2O)OC3=C(C=C(C=C3O)O)O)O)O)O
Properties
C18H14O9
Molar mass 374.29 g/mol
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
Infobox references

Fucophlorethol A is a phlorotannin found in the brown alga Fucus vesiculosus . [1]

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References

  1. In vitro chemopreventive potential of fucophlorethols from the brown alga Fucus vesiculosus L. by anti-oxidant activity and inhibition of selected cytochrome P450 enzymes. Sabine Parys, Stefan Kehraus, Anja Krick, Karl-Werner Glombitza, Shmuel Carmeli, Karin Klimo, Clarissa Gerhäuser and Gabriele M. König, Phytochemistry, February 2010, Volume 71, Issues 2–3, Pages 221–229, doi : 10.1016/j.phytochem.2009.10.020