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biochanin A
Sign in to saveAlso known as 4'-methylgenistein, 5,7-dihydroxy-3-(4-methoxyphenyl)-4H-1-benzopyran-4-one, 5,7-dihydroxy-3-p-methoxyphenyl-4H-chromen-4-one, 5,7-dihydroxy-4'-methoxyisoflavone, pratensol, Genistein 4-methyl ether, 5,7-Dihydroxy-4'-methoxy-Isoflavone
chemical compound
Chemical data
- Formula
- C16H12O5
- Molecular weight
- 284.26 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- 5,7-dihydroxy-3-(4-methoxyphenyl)chromen-4-one
- SMILES
- COC1=CC=C(C=C1)C2=COC3=CC(=CC(=C3C2=O)O)O
- InChIKey
- WUADCCWRTIWANL-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- XLogP
- 3
- Polar surface area
- 76 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 2
- H-bond acceptors
- 5
- Formal charge
- 0
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Drug data · ChEMBL
- Molecule type
- Small molecule
via ChEMBL · EBI
Research
1,115 papers- Biochanin A: A novel bioactive multifunctional compound from nature.The Science of the total environment · 2020
- Biochanin-A: A Potential Candidate for the Treatment of Alzheimer's Disease.Current pharmaceutical biotechnology · 2025
- Biochanin A as a modulator of the inflammatory response: An updated overview and therapeutic potential.Pharmacological research · 2022
- Biochanin A as a potential agent in the disease therapy via mitochondria-mediated mechanisms.Biomedicine & pharmacotherapy = Biomedecine & pharmacotherapie · 2025
- Biochanin A from Chinese Medicine: An Isoflavone with Diverse Pharmacological Properties.The American journal of Chinese medicine · 2021
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Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- isoflavone
- Mass
- 284.068
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- chemical formula
- C₁₆H₁₂O₅
- melting point
- 212
- canonical SMILES
- COC1=CC=C(C=C1)C2=COC3=CC(=CC(=C3C2=O)O)O
- subject has role
- aromatase inhibitors
- found in taxon
- Propolis
- has characteristic
- bitterness
- Commons category
- Biochanin A
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