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03960590

Epigallocatechin

primary reference standard

Synonym(s):

(−)-Epigallocatechin, (−)-cis-2-(3,4,5-Trihydroxyphenyl)-3,4-dihydro-1(2H)-benzopyran-3,5,7-triol, (−)-cis-3,3′,4′,5,5′,7-Hexahydroxyflavane

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About This Item

Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C15H14O7
CAS Number:
970-74-1
Molecular Weight:
306.27
NACRES:
NA.24
PubChem Substance ID:
329747847
UNSPSC Code:
85151701
MDL number:
MFCD00075939
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grade

primary reference standard

shelf life

limited shelf life, expiry date on the label

manufacturer/tradename

HWI

application(s)

food and beverages

storage temp.

−20°C

SMILES string

O[C@@H]1Cc2c(O)cc(O)cc2O[C@@H]1c3cc(O)c(O)c(O)c3

InChI

1S/C15H14O7/c16-7-3-9(17)8-5-12(20)15(22-13(8)4-7)6-1-10(18)14(21)11(19)2-6/h1-4,12,15-21H,5H2/t12-,15-/m1/s1

InChI key

XMOCLSLCDHWDHP-IUODEOHRSA-N

General description

Produced and qualified by HWI pharma services GmbH.
Exact content by quantitative NMR can be found on the certificate.

Application

Reference Standard in the analysis of herbal medicinal products

Biochem/physiol Actions

Green tea polyphenol. Anticancer agent. Lower antioxidant activity than EGCG.

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Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 3

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

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Certificates of Analysis (COA)

Lot/Batch Number
HWI02446-2
HWI02446-1
HWI02446
HWI01554-4
HWI01554-3

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Articles

Analysis of Caffeine and Catechins in Green Tea

Validated HPLC method (based on Ph. Eur. Monograph 2668) for quantifying catechins and caffeine in decaffeinated green tea using a Chromolith® High Resolution RP-18e column with advantages in terms of backpressure and matrix robustness.

Analysis of Catechins in Green Tea by TLC

TLC-based decaffeinated green tea analysis for epigallocatechin, epicatechin-3-O-gallate, epicatechin, and epigallocatechin-3-O-gallate using TLC Explorer.

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International journal of molecular medicine, 30(1), 69-74 (2012-04-17)
Manipulating acetylation status of key gene targets is likely to be crucial for effective cancer therapy. In this study, we utilized green tea catechins, epicatechin (EC), epigallocatechin (EGC) and epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG) to examine the regulation of androgen receptor acetylation in
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Journal of food science, 78(1), H105-H111 (2013-01-03)
The pancreatic lipase inhibitory (PLI) activity of leaf extracts (aqueous, 60 and 99.8 (v/v)% EtOH) of Salacia reticulata Wight, referred to "Kothala himbutu" (KT) in Singhalese, was compared with that of KT stem extracts. Evaporated residue contents and PLI activity
Miya Kamihira-Ishijima et al.
Biochemistry, 51(51), 10167-10174 (2012-12-05)
Islet amyloid polypeptide (IAPP) is a major component of pancreatic amyloid deposits associated with type 2 diabetes. Polyphenols contained in plant foods have been found to inhibit amyloid fibril formation of proteins and/or peptides. However, the inhibition mechanism is not
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Global Trade Item Number

SKUGTIN
03960590-10MG04061838628527