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CHEBI:65501 - bis-(4-hydroxybenzyl)ether

ChEBI IDCHEBI:65501
ChEBI Namebis-(4-hydroxybenzyl)ether
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DefinitionAn ether in which the oxygen atom is linked to two 4-hydroxybenzyl groups. It is isolated from the tubers of Gastrodia elata and acts as a platelet aggregation inhibitor.
Last Modified23 November 2012
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FormulaC14H14O3
Net Charge0
Average Mass230.263
Monoisotopic Mass230.09429
SMILESOc1ccc(COCc2ccc(O)cc2)cc1
InChIInChI=1S/C14H14O3/c15-13-5-1-11(2-6-13)9-17-10-12-3-7-14(16)8-4-12/h1-8,15-16H,9-10H2
InChIKeyOCOMKVVSXFCESC-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Species of MetaboliteComponentSourceComments
Gastrodia elata (ncbitaxon:91201) tuber (BTO:0001400) PubMed (15180301)
Roles Classification
Biological Role:
metabolite  Any intermediate or product resulting from metabolism. The term 'metabolite' subsumes the classes commonly known as primary and secondary metabolites.
Application:
platelet aggregation inhibitor  A drug or agent which antagonizes or impairs any mechanism leading to blood platelet aggregation, whether during the phases of activation and shape change or following the dense-granule release reaction and stimulation of the prostaglandin-thromboxane system.
ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing Relation(s)
bis-(4-hydroxybenzyl)ether (CHEBI:65501) has role metabolite (CHEBI:25212)
bis-(4-hydroxybenzyl)ether (CHEBI:65501) has role platelet aggregation inhibitor (CHEBI:50427)
bis-(4-hydroxybenzyl)ether (CHEBI:65501) is a ether (CHEBI:25698)
bis-(4-hydroxybenzyl)ether (CHEBI:65501) is a polyphenol (CHEBI:26195)
IUPAC Name 
4,4'-(oxydimethanediyl)diphenol
Synonym  Source
4,4-oxy-bis(methylene)diphenolChEBI
Registry NumbersSources
Reaxys:1973924Reaxys
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