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536954

Rosmarinic acid

96%

Synonym(s):

(R)-O-(3,4-Dihydroxycinnamoyl)-3-(3,4- dihydroxyphenyl)lactic acid, 3,4-Dihydroxycinnamic acid (R)-1-carboxy-2-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)ethyl ester

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About This Item

Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C18H16O8
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
360.31
UNSPSC Code:
12352106
NACRES:
NA.22
PubChem Substance ID:
MDL number:
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
2227587
Assay:
96%
Form:
powder
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Quality Segment

assay

96%

form

powder

mp

171-175 °C (lit.)

functional group

carboxylic acid, ester

SMILES string

OC(=O)[C@@H](Cc1ccc(O)c(O)c1)OC(=O)\C=C\c2ccc(O)c(O)c2

InChI

1S/C18H16O8/c19-12-4-1-10(7-14(12)21)3-6-17(23)26-16(18(24)25)9-11-2-5-13(20)15(22)8-11/h1-8,16,19-22H,9H2,(H,24,25)/b6-3+/t16-/m1/s1

InChI key

DOUMFZQKYFQNTF-WUTVXBCWSA-N

Gene Information

human ... LCK(3932)

General description

Rosmarinic acid is a bioactive plant phenolic compound with antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects.

Application

Rosmarinic acid has been used as a model compound to study its biological effects in animal models. Various studies have shown its ability to:
  • Inhibit nephropathy.
  • Inhibit gentamicin sulfate (GS)-induced renal oxidative damage.
  • Reduce noise-induced hearing loss.
  • Reduce depression.
  • Reduce post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)-like symptoms.



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Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 3

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

Eyeshields, Gloves, type N95 (US)



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