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afzelechin
Sign in to saveAfzelechin is a flavan-3-ol, a type of flavonoid. It can be found in Bergenia ligulata ( paashaanbhed in Ayurveda traditional Indian medicine). It exists as at least two major epimers (afzelechin and epiafzelechin).
Chemical data
- Formula
- C15H14O5
- Molecular weight
- 274.27 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- (2R,3S)-2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-3,4-dihydro-2H-chromene-3,5,7-triol
- SMILES
- C1[C@@H]([C@H](OC2=CC(=CC(=C21)O)O)C3=CC=C(C=C3)O)O
- InChIKey
- RSYUFYQTACJFML-DZGCQCFKSA-N
- XLogP
- 0.7
- Polar surface area
- 90.2 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 4
- H-bond acceptors
- 5
- Formal charge
- 0
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Drug data · ChEMBL
- Molecule type
- Small molecule
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Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- flavan-3-ol
- Mass
- 274.084123548
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- found in taxon
- Typha capensis
- canonical SMILES
- C1C(C(OC2=CC(=CC(=C21)O)O)C3=CC=C(C=C3)O)O
- chemical formula
- C₁₅H₁₄O₅
- isomeric SMILES
- C1[C@@H]([C@H](OC2=CC(=CC(=C21)O)O)C3=CC=C(C=C3)O)O
- Commons category
- Afzelechin
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Encyclopedic overview
6 sectionsContents
- Metabolism
- Glycosides
- Proanthocyanidins
- Dimers
- Trimers
- References
Afzelechin is a flavan-3-ol, a type of flavonoid. It can be found in Bergenia ligulata ( paashaanbhed in Ayurveda traditional Indian medicine). It exists as at least two major epimers (afzelechin and epiafzelechin).
==Metabolism== (2R,3S)-Catechin:NADP+ 4-oxidoreductase transforms cis-3,4-leucopelargonidin into afzelechin.
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