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Epicatechin gallate

primary reference standard

Synonym(s):

(−)-Epicatechin gallate, (−)-cis-2-(3,4-Dihydroxyphenyl)-3,4-dihydro-1(2H)-benzopyran-3,5,7-triol 3-gallate, (−)-cis-3,3′,4′,5,7-Pentahydroxyflavane 3-gallate, 3-O-Galloylepicatechin

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C22H18O10
CAS Number:
1257-08-5
Molecular Weight:
442.37
MDL number:
MFCD00075936
UNSPSC Code:
85151701
PubChem Substance ID:
329747845
NACRES:
NA.24

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

Oc1cc(O)c2C[C@@H](OC(=O)c3cc(O)c(O)c(O)c3)[C@H](Oc2c1)c4ccc(O)c(O)c4

InChI

1S/C22H18O10/c23-11-6-14(25)12-8-19(32-22(30)10-4-16(27)20(29)17(28)5-10)21(31-18(12)7-11)9-1-2-13(24)15(26)3-9/h1-7,19,21,23-29H,8H2/t19-,21-/m1/s1

InChI key

LSHVYAFMTMFKBA-TZIWHRDSSA-N

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General description

Epicatechin gallate is a polyphenolic compound that belongs to the category of catechins, which are naturally occurring antioxidant flavonoids in green tea. It can find applications as an anticancer, anti-inflammatory agent and cardiovascular agent.
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

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GHS07

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Hazard Classifications

Eye Irrit. 2 - Skin Irrit. 2 - STOT SE 3

target_organs

Respiratory system

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk_germany

WGK 3

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

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Lot/Batch Number
HWI02233-3
HWI02233-2
HWI02233-1
HWI02233
HWI01496-4

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Differential in vitro cytotoxicity of (?)-epicatechin gallate (ECG) to cancer and normal cells from the human oral cavity
Babich.H, et al.
Toxicology in vitro, 19, 231-242 (2005)
Scavenging mechanisms of (-)-epigallocatechin gallate and (-)-epicatechin gallate on peroxyl radicals and formation of superoxide during the inhibitory action
Kondo K, et al.
Free Radical Biology & Medicine, 27, 855-863 (1999)
Qiu-Hong Zhang et al.
Journal of chromatography. B, Analytical technologies in the biomedical and life sciences, 880(1), 168-171 (2011-12-14)
A rapid and valid method was developed for simultaneous determination catechin, epicatechin and epicatechin gallate in rat plasmas using scopoletin (103 ng mL(-1)) as an internal standard (IS). The separation was performed on Eclipse plus C18 column (100 mm ×
Yali Zhao et al.
Drug discovery today, 17(11-12), 630-635 (2012-03-15)
Catechins containing galloyl moieties are important natural antioxidant compounds. In this paper, we review the multiple mechanisms whereby catechins containing a galloyl moiety can target key proteins to inhibit sexual transmission of HIV-1, as well as HIV-1 fusion, HIV-1 reverse
Suraj P Shrestha et al.
Pharmaceutical research, 29(3), 856-865 (2011-11-10)
The 3,3″-di-O-galloyl ester of procyanidin B2 (B2G2) is a component of grape seed extract that inhibits growth of human prostate carcinoma cell lines. In preparation for studies in mice, its hepatic metabolism was examined in vitro and compared to B2
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