EGCG (Epigallocatechin gallate )

• Catalog No.: Bio-0927
• CAS Number: 989-51-5
• M. F.: C22H18O11
• M. W.: 458.37172

SYNONYMS

• IUPAC name: (2R,3R)-5,7-dihydroxy-2-(3,4,5-trihydroxyphenyl)-3,4-dihydro-2H-1-benzopyran-3-yl 3,4,5-trihydroxybenzoate
• IUPAC Traditional name: (2R,3R)-5,7-dihydroxy-2-(3,4,5-trihydroxyphenyl)-3,4-dihydro-2H-1-benzopyran-3-yl 3,4,5-trihydroxybenzoate
• Synonyms: 3-O-(4-Hydroxybenzoyl)epigallocatechin

DATABASE IDS

• CAS Number: 989-51-5

PROPERTIES

• Application(s): Antioxidant
• Biological Source: Green Tea
• Mechanism of Action: Shows anti-HIV activity. Tumour promotion inhibitor, putative cancer chemopreventive agent. Implicated in occup. asthma in green tea factories

REFERENCES

• Nakane, H., Biochemistry, 1990, 29, 2841, (anti-HIV activity)
• Lee, M.W. et al., Phytochemistry, 1992, 31, 2117, (gallates)
• Fujiki, H. et al., Prev. Med., 1992, 21, 503, (gallate, pharmacol, rev)