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CHEBI:65819 - eckol

ChEBI IDCHEBI:65819
ChEBI Nameeckol
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DefinitionA 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.
Last Modified11 January 2013
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FormulaC18H12O9
Net Charge0
Average Mass372.285
Monoisotopic Mass372.04813
SMILESOc1cc(O)cc(Oc2c(O)cc(O)c3c2Oc2c(O)cc(O)cc2O3)c1
InChIInChI=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
InChIKeyPCZZRBGISTUIOA-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Wikipedia
Species of MetaboliteComponentSourceComments
Ecklonia cava (ncbitaxon:105407) - PubMed (19201199)
Roles Classification
Chemical Role:
antioxidant  A substance that opposes oxidation or inhibits reactions brought about by dioxygen or peroxides.
Biological Roles:
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.
Applications:
astringent  A compound that causes the contraction of body tissues, typically used to reduce bleeding from minor abrasions.
astringent  A compound that causes the contraction of body tissues, typically used to reduce bleeding from minor abrasions.
ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing Relation(s)
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 Relation(s)
7-phloroeckol (CHEBI:65790) has functional parent eckol (CHEBI:65819)
IUPAC Name 
4-(3,5-dihydroxyphenoxy)oxanthrene-1,3,6,8-tetrol
Synonyms  Source
4-(3,5-dihydroxyphenoxy)dibenzo-p-dioxin-1,3,6,8-tetrolChEBI
4-(3,5-dihydroxyphenoxy)-dibenzo(b,e)(1,4)dioxin-1,3,6,8-tetrolChEBI
1-(3,5-dihydroxyphenoxy)-2,4,7,9-tetrahydroxydibenzo-1,4-dioxinChemIDplus
Manual XrefsDatabases
EckolWikipedia
Registry NumbersSources
Reaxys:3635964Reaxys
CAS:88798-74-7ChemIDplus
Citations