Tetrafucol A
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
[11 ,21 :23 ,31 :33 ,41 -Quaterphenyl]-12 ,14 ,16 ,22 ,24 ,26 ,32 ,34 ,36 ,42 ,44 ,46 -dodecol
Other names
Tetrafucol-A
Identifiers
InChI=1S/C24H18O12/c25-7-1-9(27)17(10(28)2-7)19-13(31)5-15(33)21(23(19)35)22-16(34)6-14(32)20(24(22)36)18-11(29)3-8(26)4-12(18)30/h1-6,25-36H
Key: OZBVFMWAUXWMKV-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Oc3cc(O)cc(O)c3-c4c(O)c(c(O)cc4O)-c(c1O)c(O)cc(O)c1-c2c(O)cc(O)cc2O
Properties
C24 H18 O12
Molar mass
498.392 g/mol
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their
standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
Chemical compound
Tetrafucol A is a fucol-type phlorotannin found in the brown algae Ascophyllum nodosum ,[ 1] Analipus japonicus [ 2] and Scytothamnus australis .[ 3]
In A. japonicus , 5'-bromo- and 5'-chlorotetrafucol-A can also be detected.
^ Wang, Y.; Xu, Z.; Bach, S.J.; McAllister, T.A. (2008). "Effects of phlorotannins from Ascophyllum nodosum (brown seaweed) on in vitro ruminal digestion of mixed forage or barley grain". Animal Feed Science and Technology . 145 (1–4): 375–395. doi :10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2007.03.013 .
^ Glombitza, KW; Zieprath, G (1989). "Phlorotannins from the Brown Alga Analipus japonicus1". Planta Medica . 55 (2): 171–5. doi :10.1055/s-2006-961916 . PMID 17262334 . S2CID 30136746 .
^ Glombitza, K.-W.; Pauli, K. (2003). "Fucols and Phlorethols from the Brown Alga Scytothamnus australis Hook. Et Harv. (Chnoosporaceae)". Botanica Marina . 46 (3). doi :10.1515/BOT.2003.028 . S2CID 85823627 .