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03950590

Epicatechin gallate

primary reference standard

Synonym(s):

(−)-Epicatechin gallate, (−)-cis-2-(3,4-Dihydroxyphenyl)-3,4-dihydro-1(2H)-benzopyran-3,5,7-triol 3-gallate, (−)-cis-3,3′,4′,5,7-Pentahydroxyflavane 3-gallate, 3-O-Galloylepicatechin

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About This Item

Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C22H18O10
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
442.37
NACRES:
NA.24
PubChem Substance ID:
UNSPSC Code:
85151701
MDL number:
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grade

primary reference standard

shelf life

limited shelf life, expiry date on the label

manufacturer/tradename

HWI

application(s)

food and beverages

storage temp.

−20°C

SMILES string

Oc1cc(O)c2C[C@@H](OC(=O)c3cc(O)c(O)c(O)c3)[C@H](Oc2c1)c4ccc(O)c(O)c4

InChI

1S/C22H18O10/c23-11-6-14(25)12-8-19(32-22(30)10-4-16(27)20(29)17(28)5-10)21(31-18(12)7-11)9-1-2-13(24)15(26)3-9/h1-7,19,21,23-29H,8H2/t19-,21-/m1/s1

InChI key

LSHVYAFMTMFKBA-TZIWHRDSSA-N

General description

Epicatechin gallate is a polyphenolic compound that belongs to the category of catechins, which are naturally occurring antioxidant flavonoids in green tea. It can find applications as an anticancer, anti-inflammatory agent and cardiovascular agent.
Produced and qualified by HWI pharma services GmbH.
Exact content by quantitative NMR can be found on the certificate.

Application

Reference Standard in the analysis of herbal medicinal products


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Hazard Classifications

Eye Irrit. 2 - Skin Irrit. 2 - STOT SE 3

target_organs

Respiratory system

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 3

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable



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Scavenging mechanisms of (-)-epigallocatechin gallate and (-)-epicatechin gallate on peroxyl radicals and formation of superoxide during the inhibitory action
Kondo K, et al.
Free Radical Biology & Medicine, 27, 855-863 (1999)
Shambhunath Choudhary et al.
Carcinogenesis, 33(4), 876-885 (2012-02-07)
More than 85% of breast cancers are sporadic and attributable to long-term exposure to environmental carcinogens, such as those in the diet, through a multistep disease process progressing from non-cancerous to premalignant and malignant stages. The chemical carcinogen 2-amino-1-methyl-6-phenylimidazo[4,5-b]pyridine (PhIP)
Differential in vitro cytotoxicity of (?)-epicatechin gallate (ECG) to cancer and normal cells from the human oral cavity
Babich.H, et al.
Toxicology in vitro, 19, 231-242 (2005)



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SKUGTIN
03950590-10MG04061838628510