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epigallocatechin gallate

CHEBI:CHEBI_4806

Definition

A gallate ester obtained by the formal condensation of gallic acid with the (3R)-hydroxy group of (-)-epigallocatechin.

Chemical Information

Molecular Formula
C22H18O11
Molecular Mass
458.375
Charge
0
SMILES
OC1=CC(O)=C2C[C@@H](OC(=O)C3=CC(O)=C(O)C(O)=C3)[C@H](OC2=C1)C1=CC(O)=C(O)C(O)=C1
InChI
InChI=1S/C22H18O11/c23-10-5-12(24)11-7-18(33-22(31)9-3-15(27)20(30)16(28)4-9)21(32-17(11)6-10)8-1-13(25)19(29)14(26)2-8/h1-6,18,21,23-30H,7H2/t18-,21-/m1/s1
InChIKey
WMBWREPUVVBILR-WIYYLYMNSA-N

Alternative Names

  • (-)-epigallocatechin 3-O-gallate
  • (-)-epigallocatechin gallate
  • (-)-epigallocatechin-3-O-gallate
  • (-)-epigallocatechol gallate
  • (2R,3R)-5,7-dihydroxy-2-(3,4,5-trihydroxyphenyl)-3,4-dihydro-2H-chromen-3-yl 3,4,5-trihydroxybenzoate
  • [(2R,3R)-5,7-dihydroxy-2-(3,4,5-trihydroxyphenyl)-3,4-dihydro-2H-chromen-3-yl] 3,4,5-trihydroxybenzoate
  • 3-O-galloyl-(-)-epigallocatechin
  • EGCG
  • epigallocatechin 3-gallate
  • epigallocatechin 3-O-gallate
  • epigallocatechin gallate
  • L-epigallocatechin gallate
  • NVP-XAA 723

Drug Classification

Important Medical Information

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Additional Identifiers

DRON_00010000
24246
oboInOwl#hasDbXref
Wikipedia:Epigallocatechin_gallate
core#notation
CHEBI:4806

Additional References

Wikipedia:Epigallocatechin_gallate

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Additional Attributes

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