Atromentin

Atromentin
2,5-Dihydroxy-3,6-bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)-1,4-benzoquinone
Structural formula of atromentin
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
14,23,26,34-Tetrahydroxy[11,21:24,31-terphenyl]-22,25-dione
Other names
2,5-Dihydroxy-3,6-bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)-1,4-benzoquinone
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChEBI
ChemSpider
UNII
  • InChI=1S/C18H12O6/c19-11-5-1-9(2-6-11)13-15(21)17(23)14(18(24)16(13)22)10-3-7-12(20)8-4-10/h1-8,19-21,24H checkY
    Key: FKQQKMGWCJGUCS-UHFFFAOYSA-N checkY
  • InChI=1S/C18H12O6/c19-11-5-1-9(2-6-11)13-15(21)17(23)14(18(24)16(13)22)10-3-7-12(20)8-4-10/h1-8,19-21,24H
    Key: FKQQKMGWCJGUCS-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • C1=CC(=CC=C1C2=C(C(=O)C(=C(C2=O)O)C3=CC=C(C=C3)O)O)O
Properties
C18H12O6
Molar mass 324.288 g·mol−1
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Atromentin is a natural chemical compound found in Agaricomycetes fungi in the orders Agaricales and Thelephorales. It can also be prepared by laboratory synthesis.[1] Chemically, it is a polyphenol and a benzoquinone.[2]

  1. ^ Ye, Y. Q.; Koshino, H.; Abe, N.; Nakamura, T.; Hashizume, D.; Takahashi, S. (2010). "Synthesis of atromentin and its O-alkylated natural products". Bioscience, Biotechnology, and Biochemistry. 74 (11): 2342–2344. doi:10.1271/bbb.100451. PMID 21071857.
  2. ^ Chandra, Sonia; De Mejia Gonzalez, Elvira (2004-06-02). "Polyphenolic compounds, antioxidant capacity, and quinone reductase activity of an aqueous extract of Ardisia compressa in comparison to mate (Ilex paraguariensis) and green (Camellia sinensis) teas". Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 52 (11): 3583–3589. doi:10.1021/jf0352632. ISSN 0021-8561. PMID 15161234.