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

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ChEBI Name bis-(4-hydroxybenzyl)ether
ChEBI ID CHEBI:65501
Definition An 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.
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Formula C14H14O3
Net Charge 0
Average Mass 230.25920
Monoisotopic Mass 230.09429
InChI InChI=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
InChIKey OCOMKVVSXFCESC-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES Oc1ccc(COCc2ccc(O)cc2)cc1
Metabolite of Species Details
Gastrodia elata (NCBI:txid91201) Found in tuber (BTO:0001400). See: PubMed
Roles Classification
Biological Role(s): metabolite
Any intermediate or product resulting from metabolism. The term 'metabolite' subsumes the classes commonly known as primary and secondary metabolites.
Application(s): 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.
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Outgoing 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)diphenol ChEBI
Registry Number Type Source
1973924 Reaxys Registry Number Reaxys
Citation Waiting for Citations Type Source
15180301 PubMed citation Europe PMC
Last Modified
23 November 2012