CHEBI:65819 - eckol

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ChEBI Name eckol
ChEBI ID CHEBI:65819
Definition A phlorotannin that is oxanthrene-1,3,6,8-tetrol substituted by a 3,5-dihydroxyphenoxy moiety at position 4. Isolated from the marine brown alga, Ecklonia cava, it exhibits antioxidant activity.
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Formula C18H12O9
Net Charge 0
Average Mass 372.28250
Monoisotopic Mass 372.04813
InChI InChI=1S/C18H12O9/c19-7-1-8(20)3-10(2-7)25-16-12(23)6-13(24)17-18(16)27-15-11(22)4-9(21)5-14(15)26-17/h1-6,19-24H
InChIKey PCZZRBGISTUIOA-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES Oc1cc(O)cc(Oc2c(O)cc(O)c3Oc4cc(O)cc(O)c4Oc23)c1
Metabolite of Species Details
Ecklonia cava (NCBI:txid105407) See: PubMed
Roles Classification
Chemical Role(s): antioxidant
A substance that opposes oxidation or inhibits reactions brought about by dioxygen or peroxides.
Biological Role(s): metabolite
Any intermediate or product resulting from metabolism. The term 'metabolite' subsumes the classes commonly known as primary and secondary metabolites.
algal metabolite
Any eukaryotic metabolite produced during a metabolic reaction in algae including unicellular organisms like chlorella and diatoms to multicellular organisms like giant kelps and brown algae.
(via phlorotannin )
Application(s): astringent
A compound that causes the contraction of body tissues, typically used to reduce bleeding from minor abrasions.
(via tannin )
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ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing eckol (CHEBI:65819) has functional parent phloroglucinol (CHEBI:16204)
eckol (CHEBI:65819) has role antioxidant (CHEBI:22586)
eckol (CHEBI:65819) has role metabolite (CHEBI:25212)
eckol (CHEBI:65819) is a phlorotannin (CHEBI:71222)
Incoming 7-phloroeckol (CHEBI:65790) has functional parent eckol (CHEBI:65819)
IUPAC Name
4-(3,5-dihydroxyphenoxy)oxanthrene-1,3,6,8-tetrol
Synonyms Sources
1-(3,5-dihydroxyphenoxy)-2,4,7,9-tetrahydroxydibenzo-1,4-dioxin ChemIDplus
4-(3,5-dihydroxyphenoxy)-dibenzo(b,e)(1,4)dioxin-1,3,6,8-tetrol ChEBI
4-(3,5-dihydroxyphenoxy)dibenzo-p-dioxin-1,3,6,8-tetrol ChEBI
Manual Xref Database
Eckol Wikipedia
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Registry Numbers Types Sources
3635964 Reaxys Registry Number Reaxys
88798-74-7 CAS Registry Number ChemIDplus
Citations Waiting for Citations Types Sources
17886227 PubMed citation Europe PMC
19201199 PubMed citation Europe PMC
19931411 PubMed citation Europe PMC
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Last Modified
11 January 2013