Substance
ID:386056
Names and Identifiers
IUPAC name
(2S,3R)-2-(3,4,5-trihydroxyphenyl)-3,4-dihydro-2H-1-benzopyran-3,5,7-triol
IUPAC Traditional name
epigallocatechin
Synonyms
(-)-Gallocatecholl-Gallocatechin(2S,3R)-3,4-dihydro-2-(3,4,5-trihydroxyphenyl)-2H-1-benzopyran-3,5,7-triol(2S-trans)-3,4-Dihydro-2-(3,4,5-trihydroxyphenyl)-2H-1-benzopyran-3,5,7-triol(-)-Gallocatechin
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Molecule Details
An antioxidant with free radical scavenging ability; a potential cancer chemopreventive agent. It inhibits the growth and adherence of P. gingivalis onto the buccal epithelial cells. An epimer of (-)-Epigallocatechin (E588940).
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References
• Guo, Q. et al.: Biochim. Biophys. Acta, 1427, 13 (1999)
• Sakanaka, S. et al.: Biosci. Biotechnol. Biochem., 60, 745 (1999)