Catechin (CHEM021807)

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Record Information
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Creation Date2016-05-25 18:13:01 UTC
Update Date2016-11-09 01:17:22 UTC
Accession NumberCHEM021807
Identification
Common NameCatechin
ClassSmall Molecule
DescriptionThe (+)-enantiomer of catechin and a polyphenolic antioxidant plant metabolite.
Contaminant Sources
  • FooDB Chemicals
  • HMDB Contaminants - Urine
  • STOFF IDENT Compounds
Contaminant TypeNot Available
Chemical Structure
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MOLSDFPDBSMILESInChI
Synonyms
ValueSource
(+)-(2R,3S)-5,7,3',4'-Tetrahydroxyflavan-3-olChEBI
(+)-3',4',5,7-Tetrahydroxy-2,3-trans-flavan-3-olChEBI
(+)-CatecholChEBI
(+)-Cyanidan-3-olChEBI
(2R,3S)-(+)-CatechinChEBI
(2R,3S)-CatechinChEBI
(2R-trans)-2-(3,4-Dihydroxyphenyl)-3,4-dihydro-2H-1-benzopyran-3,5,7-triolChEBI
Catechuic acidChEBI
CianidanolChEBI
CyanidanolChEBI
D-CatechinChEBI
CatechuateGenerator
(+)-CatechinHMDB, MeSH
(+)-Catechin hydrateHMDB
(+)-CyanidanolHMDB, MeSH
(+/-)-catechinHMDB
(+/-)-catechin hydrateHMDB
3,3',4',5,7-FlavanpentolHMDB, MeSH
BiocatechinHMDB
CatechinateHMDB
Catechinic acidHMDB, MeSH
CatergenHMDB, MeSH
CianidanolumHMDB
CianidolHMDB
D-(+)-CatechinHMDB
trans3,3,4,5,7 PentahydroxyflavaneHMDB
YK-85 light yellow powder 85HMDB
Acid, catechinicMeSH, HMDB
KB-53MeSH, HMDB
ZymaMeSH, HMDB
Cyanidanol 3MeSH, HMDB
Cyanidanol-3MeSH, HMDB
KB 53MeSH, HMDB
Acid, catechuicMeSH, HMDB
(+)-Cyanidanol-3MeSH, HMDB
EpicatechinMeSH, HMDB
CatechinMeSH
(-)-EpicatechinMeSH, HMDB
(+)-(2R:3S)-5,7,3',4'-Tetrahydroxyflavan-3-olPhytoBank
(+)-(2R:3S)-5,7,3’,4’-Tetrahydroxyflavan-3-olPhytoBank
(+)-3’,4’,5,7-Tetrahydroxy-2,3-trans-flavan-3-olPhytoBank
(+)-CianidanolPhytoBank
3-Cyanidanol, (+)-PhytoBank
CyanidolPhytoBank
DexcyanidanolPhytoBank
trans-(+)-3,3',4',5,7-FlavanpentolPhytoBank
trans-(+)-3,3’,4’,5,7-FlavanpentolPhytoBank
Chemical FormulaC15H14O6
Average Molecular Mass290.268 g/mol
Monoisotopic Mass290.079 g/mol
CAS Registry Number154-23-4
IUPAC Name(2R,3S)-2-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-3,4-dihydro-2H-1-benzopyran-3,5,7-triol
Traditional Name(+)-catechol
SMILESO[C@H]1CC2=C(O)C=C(O)C=C2O[C@@H]1C1=CC(O)=C(O)C=C1
InChI IdentifierInChI=1S/C15H14O6/c16-8-4-11(18)9-6-13(20)15(21-14(9)5-8)7-1-2-10(17)12(19)3-7/h1-5,13,15-20H,6H2/t13-,15+/m0/s1
InChI KeyPFTAWBLQPZVEMU-DZGCQCFKSA-N
Chemical Taxonomy
Description belongs to the class of organic compounds known as catechins. Catechins are compounds containing a catechin moiety, which is a 3,4-dihydro-2-chromene-3,5.7-tiol.
KingdomOrganic compounds
Super ClassPhenylpropanoids and polyketides
ClassFlavonoids
Sub ClassFlavans
Direct ParentCatechins
Alternative Parents
Substituents
  • Catechin
  • 3'-hydroxyflavonoid
  • 3-hydroxyflavonoid
  • 4'-hydroxyflavonoid
  • 5-hydroxyflavonoid
  • 7-hydroxyflavonoid
  • Hydroxyflavonoid
  • Chromane
  • Benzopyran
  • 1-benzopyran
  • Catechol
  • 1-hydroxy-4-unsubstituted benzenoid
  • 1-hydroxy-2-unsubstituted benzenoid
  • Alkyl aryl ether
  • Phenol
  • Benzenoid
  • Monocyclic benzene moiety
  • Secondary alcohol
  • Organoheterocyclic compound
  • Oxacycle
  • Polyol
  • Ether
  • Organic oxygen compound
  • Alcohol
  • Hydrocarbon derivative
  • Organooxygen compound
  • Aromatic heteropolycyclic compound
Molecular FrameworkAromatic heteropolycyclic compounds
External Descriptors
Biological Properties
StatusDetected and Not Quantified
OriginNot Available
Cellular LocationsNot Available
Biofluid LocationsNot Available
Tissue LocationsNot Available
PathwaysNot Available
ApplicationsNot Available
Biological RolesNot Available
Chemical RolesNot Available
Physical Properties
StateNot Available
AppearanceNot Available
Experimental Properties
PropertyValue
Melting PointNot Available
Boiling PointNot Available
SolubilityNot Available
Predicted Properties
PropertyValueSource
Water Solubility0.64 g/LALOGPS
logP1.02ALOGPS
logP1.8ChemAxon
logS-2.6ALOGPS
pKa (Strongest Acidic)9ChemAxon
pKa (Strongest Basic)-3.3ChemAxon
Physiological Charge0ChemAxon
Hydrogen Acceptor Count6ChemAxon
Hydrogen Donor Count5ChemAxon
Polar Surface Area110.38 ŲChemAxon
Rotatable Bond Count1ChemAxon
Refractivity74 m³·mol⁻¹ChemAxon
Polarizability27.89 ųChemAxon
Number of Rings3ChemAxon
Bioavailability1ChemAxon
Rule of FiveYesChemAxon
Ghose FilterYesChemAxon
Veber's RuleNoChemAxon
MDDR-like RuleNoChemAxon
Spectra
Spectra
Spectrum TypeDescriptionSplash KeyView
GC-MSGC-MS Spectrum - GC-EI-TOF (Non-derivatized)splash10-014i-0749000000-e5b0b7512526810c1758Spectrum
GC-MSGC-MS Spectrum - GC-EI-TOF (Non-derivatized)splash10-014i-0749000000-e5b0b7512526810c1758Spectrum
GC-MSGC-MS Spectrum - GC-EI-TOF (Non-derivatized)splash10-014i-0749000000-e5b0b7512526810c1758Spectrum
GC-MSGC-MS Spectrum - GC-EI-TOF (Non-derivatized)splash10-014i-0749000000-e5b0b7512526810c1758Spectrum
Predicted GC-MSPredicted GC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (Non-derivatized) - 70eV, Positivesplash10-00di-0940000000-3790a10ce8b93dcb9236Spectrum
Predicted GC-MSPredicted GC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (5 TMS) - 70eV, Positivesplash10-000i-3130069000-ca0968505fc89dd82640Spectrum
Predicted GC-MSPredicted GC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (Non-derivatized) - 70eV, PositiveNot AvailableSpectrum
Predicted GC-MSPredicted GC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (Non-derivatized) - 70eV, PositiveNot AvailableSpectrum
Predicted GC-MSPredicted GC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (Non-derivatized) - 70eV, PositiveNot AvailableSpectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - Quattro_QQQ 10V, Negative (Annotated)splash10-000i-0190000000-0b55363090666c3a1f0fSpectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - Quattro_QQQ 25V, Negative (Annotated)splash10-0ab9-0900000000-5dfb75ce17e0aea0642bSpectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - Quattro_QQQ 40V, Negative (Annotated)splash10-003r-9000000000-ae956114187e6320ae3aSpectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - LC-ESI-QTOF (UPLC Q-Tof Premier, Waters) , Positivesplash10-0079-0900000000-dd93ef481c2fea84d4a2Spectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - LC-ESI-QTOF (UPLC Q-Tof Premier, Waters) , Negativesplash10-052r-0980000000-97f9a54412368150d277Spectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - ESI-TOF 10V, Negativesplash10-000i-0090010000-6ebf1de8cc1ea492a630Spectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - ESI-TOF 20V, Negativesplash10-052k-0960000000-77945100b7a1f6311aeaSpectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - ESI-TOF , Negativesplash10-052k-0960000000-77945100b7a1f6311aeaSpectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - ESI-TOF 26V, Negativesplash10-05fr-0920000000-e829a07f24435afac743Spectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - ESI-TOF 10V, Negativesplash10-000i-0090010000-6ebf1de8cc1ea492a630Spectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - ESI-TOF 20V, Negativesplash10-052k-0960000000-77945100b7a1f6311aeaSpectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - ESI-TOF , Negativesplash10-000i-0090000000-25414078e505f0193624Spectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - ESI-TOF 26V, Negativesplash10-05fr-0920000000-e829a07f24435afac743Spectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - DI-ESI-qTof , Positivesplash10-000i-0910000000-a98df14e459446ae6ae2Spectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - DI-ESI-qTof , Positivesplash10-00di-0090000000-142161e341ec3ee68a3aSpectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - DI-ESI-qTof , Negativesplash10-0fga-0980000000-3406dfb006e610eb6fceSpectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - LC-ESI-QTOF , negativesplash10-000i-0090000000-466d29d8274d012f2ea3Spectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - LC-ESI-QTOF , negativesplash10-0pds-0970000000-2631ce85b21e59412694Spectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - LC-ESI-QTOF , negativesplash10-05fr-1900000000-3424d3d2af180d7eabd3Spectrum
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 10V, Positivesplash10-0006-0590000000-aff1c3cc94786f87cacfSpectrum
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 20V, Positivesplash10-000i-0920000000-5e84c0d9207a0a018ab4Spectrum
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 40V, Positivesplash10-05fr-4900000000-3e525d17e0b05647387aSpectrum
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 10V, Negativesplash10-000i-0290000000-52e8123f5ed55bc47962Spectrum
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 20V, Negativesplash10-000i-0940000000-cfcd9b4e416f64a26916Spectrum
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 40V, Negativesplash10-0a6r-2910000000-be77474275eeee51824bSpectrum
1D NMR1H NMR SpectrumNot AvailableSpectrum
1D NMR1H NMR SpectrumNot AvailableSpectrum
2D NMR[1H,13C] 2D NMR SpectrumNot AvailableSpectrum
Toxicity Profile
Route of ExposureNot Available
Mechanism of ToxicityNot Available
MetabolismNot Available
Toxicity ValuesNot Available
Lethal DoseNot Available
Carcinogenicity (IARC Classification)Not Available
Uses/SourcesNot Available
Minimum Risk LevelNot Available
Health EffectsNot Available
SymptomsNot Available
TreatmentNot Available
Concentrations
Not Available
DrugBank IDNot Available
HMDB IDHMDB0002780
FooDB IDFDB002571
Phenol Explorer ID124
KNApSAcK IDC00000947
BiGG IDNot Available
BioCyc IDCPD-1961
METLIN ID3419
PDB IDNot Available
Wikipedia LinkCatechin
Chemspider ID8711
ChEBI ID15600
PubChem Compound ID9064
Kegg Compound IDC06562
YMDB IDYMDB01653
ECMDB IDNot Available
References
Synthesis ReferenceNot Available
MSDSNot Available
General References
1. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=10617953
2. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=11196148
3. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=1502708
4. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=8224433
5. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=9438556
6. Yang CS, Lee MJ, Chen L: Human salivary tea catechin levels and catechin esterase activities: implication in human cancer prevention studies. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 1999 Jan;8(1):83-9.
7. Roura E, Andres-Lacueva C, Estruch R, Lamuela-Raventos RM: Total polyphenol intake estimated by a modified Folin-Ciocalteu assay of urine. Clin Chem. 2006 Apr;52(4):749-52. Epub 2006 Feb 9.
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9. Li C, Lee MJ, Sheng S, Meng X, Prabhu S, Winnik B, Huang B, Chung JY, Yan S, Ho CT, Yang CS: Structural identification of two metabolites of catechins and their kinetics in human urine and blood after tea ingestion. Chem Res Toxicol. 2000 Mar;13(3):177-84.
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13. Lotito SB, Fraga CG: Ascorbate protects (+)-catechin from oxidation both in a pure chemical system and human plasma. Biol Res. 2000;33(2):151-7.
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16. DuPont MS, Bennett RN, Mellon FA, Williamson G: Polyphenols from alcoholic apple cider are absorbed, metabolized and excreted by humans. J Nutr. 2002 Feb;132(2):172-5.
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