eckol
Sign in to saveAlso known as 1-(3,5-dihydroxyphenoxy)-2,4,7,9-tetrahydroxydibenzo-1,4-dioxin, 4-(3,5-dihydroxyphenoxy)-dibenzo(b,e)(1,4)dioxin-1,3,6,8-tetrol, 4-(3,5-dihydroxyphenoxy)dibenzo-p-dioxin-1,3,6,8-tetrol
Eckol is a phlorotannin isolated from brown algae in the family Lessoniaceae such as species in the genus Ecklonia such as E. cava or E. kurome or in the genus Eisenia such as Eisenia bicyclis.
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- Mass
- 372.048132
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- canonical SMILES
- C1=C(C=C(C=C1O)OC2=C(C=C(C3=C2OC4=C(C=C(C=C4O3)O)O)O)O)O
- chemical formula
- C₁₈H₁₂O₉
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Eckol is a phlorotannin isolated from brown algae in the family Lessoniaceae such as species in the genus Ecklonia such as E. cava or E. kurome or in the genus Eisenia such as Eisenia bicyclis.
The molecule possesses a dibenzo-p-dioxin skeleton and a phloroglucinol component. The molecule can also be viewed as a phloroglucinol trimer.