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CHEBI:66837 - oryzafuran

ChEBI IDCHEBI:66837
ChEBI Nameoryzafuran
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DefinitionA member of the class of 1-benzofurans that is 1-benzofuran substituted by hydroxy groups at positions 4 and 6, a 3,4-dihydroxyphenyl group at position 2 and a methoxy carbonyl at position 3. Isolated from black colored rice bran of Oryza sativa, it exhibits antioxidant activity.
Last Modified19 April 2013
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FormulaC16H12O7
Net Charge0
Average Mass316.265
Monoisotopic Mass316.05830
SMILESCOC(=O)c1c(-c2ccc(O)c(O)c2)oc2cc(O)cc(O)c12
InChIInChI=1S/C16H12O7/c1-22-16(21)14-13-11(20)5-8(17)6-12(13)23-15(14)7-2-3-9(18)10(19)4-7/h2-6,17-20H,1H3
InChIKeyBVFAKXZUPQTNKN-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Species of MetaboliteComponentSourceComments
Oryza sativa (ncbitaxon:4530) - PubMed (15516765)
Roles Classification
Chemical Role:
antioxidant  A substance that opposes oxidation or inhibits reactions brought about by dioxygen or peroxides.
Biological Role:
metabolite  Any intermediate or product resulting from metabolism. The term 'metabolite' subsumes the classes commonly known as primary and secondary metabolites.
ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing Relation(s)
oryzafuran (CHEBI:66837) has role antioxidant (CHEBI:22586)
oryzafuran (CHEBI:66837) has role metabolite (CHEBI:25212)
oryzafuran (CHEBI:66837) is a 1-benzofurans (CHEBI:38830)
oryzafuran (CHEBI:66837) is a carboxylic ester (CHEBI:33308)
oryzafuran (CHEBI:66837) is a polyphenol (CHEBI:26195)
IUPAC Name 
methyl 2-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-4,6-dihydroxy-1-benzofuran-3-carboxylate
Manual XrefsDatabases
KR20060090019Patent
KR20070103124Patent
Registry NumbersSources
Reaxys:9944192Reaxys
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