Filicin

Filicin
Names
IUPAC name
2-Butanoyl-4-[[3-butanoyl-5-[(5-butanoyl-2,6-dihydroxy-3,3-dimethyl-4-oxocyclohexa-1,5-dien-1-yl)methyl]-2,4,6-trihydroxyphenyl]methyl]-3,5-dihydroxy-6,6-dimethylcyclohexa-2,4-dien-1-one
Other names
Filixic acid BBB; Filixic acid
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChEBI
ECHA InfoCard 100.022.516 Edit this at Wikidata
EC Number
  • 224-766-2
KEGG
UNII
  • InChI=1S/C36H44O12/c1-8-11-20(37)23-27(41)16(14-18-29(43)24(21(38)12-9-2)33(47)35(4,5)31(18)45)26(40)17(28(23)42)15-19-30(44)25(22(39)13-10-3)34(48)36(6,7)32(19)46/h40-46H,8-15H2,1-7H3
    Key: FRTCWDLFHSMTNW-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • CCCC(=O)C1=C(C(=C(C(=C1O)CC2=C(C(C(=O)C(=C2O)C(=O)CCC)(C)C)O)O)CC3=C(C(C(=O)C(=C3O)C(=O)CCC)(C)C)O)O
Properties
C36H44O12
Molar mass 668.736 g·mol−1
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

Filicin is a chemical compound that has been isolated from ferns of the genus Dryopteris. It has been isolated from the male fern (Dryopteris filix-mas).[1] Filicin has been studied for its anthelmintic activity.[2]

  1. ^ "Filicin". TOXNET. U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  2. ^ Heikinheimo, R (1963). "Effect of filicin administered as an anthelmintic on the coagulation factors of the blood". Annales Medicinae Internae Fenniae. 52: 93–6. PMID 13953368.