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E8250

Esculin hydrate

≥98%

Synonym(s):

(-)-Esculin, 6,7-Dihydroxycoumarin 6-glucoside, Esculetin 6-β-D-glucoside

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C15H16O9 · xH2O
CAS Number:
531-75-9
Molecular Weight:
340.28 (anhydrous basis)
NACRES:
NA.25
PubChem Substance ID:
24894668
UNSPSC Code:
12352201
EC Number:
208-517-5
MDL number:
MFCD00149492

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Product Name

Esculin hydrate, ≥98%

InChI key

CQYPGSKIFJFVDQ-QWFKVUSTSA-N

InChI

1S/C15H16O9.H2O/c16-5-10-12(19)13(20)14(21)15(24-10)23-9-3-6-1-2-11(18)22-8(6)4-7(9)17;/h1-4,10,12-17,19-21H,5H2;1H2/t10-,12-,13+,14-,15-;/m1./s1

SMILES string

O.OC[C@H]1O[C@@H](Oc2cc3C=CC(=O)Oc3cc2O)[C@H](O)[C@@H](O)[C@@H]1O

assay

≥98%

Quality Level

200

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Application

Esculin hydrate has been used as a component of sporulation-inducing esculin agar. It has also been used for esculin uptake assay.

Biochem/physiol Actions

Esculin is a coumarin glycoside that demonstrates antioxidant activitites and protection against chemically-induced carcinogenesis. Esculin is utilized in microbiology for the isolation and identification of Enterococcus (group D streptococci).

General description

Esculin hydrate has vasoprotective and venotonic properties.

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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Lot/Batch Number
BCCN4958
BCCM0729
BCCM3554
BCCL2185
BCCJ9188

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Ma QJ, et al.
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The Clinician's Handbook of Natural Medicine (2015)
Maria Grazia Sarpietro et al.
Journal of natural products, 74(4), 790-795 (2011-03-23)
Three coumarins, scopoletin (1), esculetin (2), and esculin (3), were investigated by differential scanning calorimetry and Langmuir-Blodgett techniques to gain information about the interaction of these compounds with cellular membranes. Phospholipids assembled as multilamellar vesicles or monolayers (at the air-water
Yifan Hu et al.
Journal of agricultural and food chemistry, 57(9), 3845-3852 (2009-05-07)
The enzymatic esterification of esculin catalyzed by Candida antarctica lipase B (Novozym 435) was carried out in ionic liquid (IL)-organic solvent mixed systems in comparison with individual systems. The reaction behaviors in IL-organic solvents were systemically evaluated using acetone as
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