Structured Summary
Abstract
An antioxidant flavonoid, occurring especially in woody plants as both (+)-catechin and (-)-epicatechin (cis) forms.
Chemical Identity
Chemical Information
- Molecular Formula
- C15H14O6
- Molecular Weight
- 290.27 g/mol
- CAS Registry No.
- 13392-26-2
- IUPAC Name
- 2-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-3,4-dihydro-2H-chromene-3,5,7-triol
- InChIKey
- PFTAWBLQPZVEMU-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- SMILES
- C1C(C(OC2=CC(=CC(=C21)O)O)C3=CC(=C(C=C3)O)O)O
- MeSH Unique ID
- D002392
- Source
- PubChem CID 1203
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Classification
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Synonyms
19 entry terms
- (+)-Catechin
- (+)-Cyanidanol
- 3,3',4',5,7-Flavanpentol
- Catechinic Acid
- Catechuic Acid
- Cianidanol
- (+)-Cyanidanol-3
- (-)-Epicatechin
- (2R,3R)-2-(3,4-Dihydroxyphenyl)-3,5,7-chromanetriol
- 2H-1-Benzopyran-3,5,7-triol, 2-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-3,4-dihydro-, (2R-cis)-
- Catergen
- Cyanidanol-3
- Epicatechin
- KB-53
- Z 7300
- Zyma
- Cyanidanol 3
- KB 53
- KB53
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Aspects Covered
28 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analogs & derivatives, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, biosynthesis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.
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History Note
87(77); was see under BENZOPYRANS 1977-86
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Previous Indexing
- Benzopyrans (1973-1976)
- Catechols (1973-1976)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Catechin. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D002392. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D002392
- Catechin. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q51617472
- Catechin. In: PubChem Compound. CID 1203. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/1203