Fucophlorethol A

Fucophlorethol A
Chemical structure of fucophloroethol A
Names
IUPAC name
2-[2,6-dihydroxy-4-(2,4,6-trihydroxyphenoxy)phenyl]benzene-1,3,5-triol
Identifiers
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PubChem 14020569
Properties
C18H14O9
Molar mass 374.29 g/mol
Except where noted otherwise, data is given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C (77 °F), 100 kPa)
Infobox references

Fucophlorethol A is a phlorotannin found in the brown alga Fucus vesiculosus.[1]

References

  1. In vitro chemopreventive potential of fucophlorethols from the brown alga Fucus vesiculosus L. by anti-oxidant activity and inhibition of selected cytochrome P450 enzymes. Sabine Parys, Stefan Kehraus, Anja Krick, Karl-Werner Glombitza, Shmuel Carmeli, Karin Klimo, Clarissa Gerhäuser and Gabriele M. König, Phytochemistry, February 2010, Volume 71, Issues 2–3, Pages 221–229, doi:10.1016/j.phytochem.2009.10.020