Skip to Content
Merck
All Photos(2)

Key Documents

55016

Supelco

Theaflavin

analytical standard

Synonym(s):

3,4,5-Trihydroxy-1,8-bis[(2R,3R)-3,5,7-trihydroxy-2-chromanyl]-6-benzo[7]annulenone, 3,4,6-Trihydroxy-1,8-bis(3α,5,7-trihydroxy-2α-chromanyl)-5H-benzocyclohepten-5-one

Sign Into View Organizational & Contract Pricing


About This Item

Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C29H24O12
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
564.49
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
41116107
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.24

grade

analytical standard

Quality Level

Assay

≥90.0% (HPLC)

technique(s)

HPLC: suitable
gas chromatography (GC): suitable

application(s)

food and beverages

format

neat

storage temp.

−20°C

SMILES string

O[C@@H]1Cc2c(O)cc(O)cc2O[C@@H]1C3=Cc4c(cc(O)c(O)c4C(=O)C(O)=C3)[C@H]5Oc6cc(O)cc(O)c6C[C@H]5O

InChI

1S/C29H24O12/c30-11-3-17(32)15-8-21(36)28(40-23(15)5-11)10-1-13-14(7-20(35)27(39)25(13)26(38)19(34)2-10)29-22(37)9-16-18(33)4-12(31)6-24(16)41-29/h1-7,21-22,28-33,35-37,39H,8-9H2,(H,34,38)/t21-,22-,28-,29-/m1/s1

InChI key

IPMYMEWFZKHGAX-ZKSIBHASSA-N

Looking for similar products? Visit Product Comparison Guide

General description

Theaflavin is a polyphenol, naturally available in tea, which can mainly play a role in the inhibition of xanthine oxidase enzyme to yield uric acid. It can also find applications in reducing oxidative stress and can also act like scavengers of superoxide.

Application

Refer to the product′s Certificate of Analysis for more information on a suitable instrument technique. Contact Technical Service for further support.

Packaging

Bottomless glass bottle. Contents are inside inserted fused cone.

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

Choose from one of the most recent versions:

Certificates of Analysis (COA)

Lot/Batch Number

Don't see the Right Version?

If you require a particular version, you can look up a specific certificate by the Lot or Batch number.

Already Own This Product?

Find documentation for the products that you have recently purchased in the Document Library.

Visit the Document Library

Andrew G Mercader et al.
Current medicinal chemistry, 19(25), 4324-4347 (2012-07-27)
Flavonoids have shown anticarcinogenic activity in cancer cell lines, animal models, and some human studies. Quantitative structure-activity relationship (QSAR) models have become useful tools for identification of promising lead compounds in anticancer drug development. However, epidemiological and clinical studies are
Jie Yang et al.
AIDS research and human retroviruses, 28(11), 1498-1508 (2012-08-08)
We previously demonstrated that a commercially available natural product preparation with high content (>90%) of theaflavin derivatives (TFmix) exhibited potent anti-HIV activities. Here we developed a TFmix gel formulation as a topical microbicide candidate. The effect of TFmix on the
A Anandhan et al.
Neuroscience, 218, 257-267 (2012-05-29)
Evidence from clinical and experimental studies indicates that degeneration of nigrostriatal dopaminergic neurons is a pathological hallmark of Parkinson's disease (PD). The present study was designed to investigate the neuroprotective potential of theaflavin (TF) on oxidative stress, monoamine transporters and
Xueli Cao et al.
Journal of separation science, 34(19), 2611-2617 (2011-09-08)
An improved type-J counter-current chromatography (CCC) planet centrifuge with two spiral tube columns (volume 2×15 mL, β value 0.3-0.7, tubing 0.8 mm id) was developed and evaluated for its retention ability of four typical different solvent systems including heptane-methanol (1:1
Gerlinde Grelle et al.
Biochemistry, 50(49), 10624-10636 (2011-11-08)
Causal therapeutic approaches for amyloid diseases such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease targeting toxic amyloid oligomers or fibrils are still emerging. Here, we show that theaflavins (TF1, TF2a, TF2b, and TF3), the main polyphenolic components found in fermented black tea

Our team of scientists has experience in all areas of research including Life Science, Material Science, Chemical Synthesis, Chromatography, Analytical and many others.

Contact Technical Service