CHEBI:69098 - licocoumarone

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ChEBI Name licocoumarone
ChEBI ID CHEBI:69098
Definition A member of the class of 1-benzofurans which consists of 1-benzofuran substituted by a hydroxy group at position 6, a methoxy group at position 4, a prenyl group at position 5 and a 2,4-dihydroxyphenyl group at position 2. It has been isolated from Glycyrrhiza uralensis.
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Formula C20H20O5
Net Charge 0
Average Mass 340.36980
Monoisotopic Mass 340.13107
InChI InChI=1S/C20H20O5/c1-11(2)4-6-14-17(23)10-19-15(20(14)24-3)9-18(25-19)13-7-5-12(21)8-16(13)22/h4-5,7-10,21-23H,6H2,1-3H3
InChIKey CNPMAFLUEHEXRE-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES COc1c(CC=C(C)C)c(O)cc2oc(cc12)-c1ccc(O)cc1O
Metabolite of Species Details
Glycyrrhiza uralensis (NCBI:txid74613) Found in root (BTO:0001188). Dried and ground roots extracted with supercritical CO2 with 5% EtOH as modifier See: PubMed
Roles Classification
Biological Role(s): plant metabolite
Any eukaryotic metabolite produced during a metabolic reaction in plants, the kingdom that include flowering plants, conifers and other gymnosperms.
antibacterial agent
A substance (or active part thereof) that kills or slows the growth of bacteria.
EC 1.4.3.4 (monoamine oxidase) inhibitor
An EC 1.4.3.* (oxidoreductase acting on donor CH-NH2 group, oxygen as acceptor) inhibitor that interferes with the action of monoamine oxidase (EC 1.4.3.4).
apoptosis inducer
Any substance that induces the process of apoptosis (programmed cell death) in multi-celled organisms.
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Outgoing licocoumarone (CHEBI:69098) has parent hydride 1-benzofuran (CHEBI:35260)
licocoumarone (CHEBI:69098) has role antibacterial agent (CHEBI:33282)
licocoumarone (CHEBI:69098) has role apoptosis inducer (CHEBI:68495)
licocoumarone (CHEBI:69098) has role EC 1.4.3.4 (monoamine oxidase) inhibitor (CHEBI:38623)
licocoumarone (CHEBI:69098) has role plant metabolite (CHEBI:76924)
licocoumarone (CHEBI:69098) is a 1-benzofurans (CHEBI:38830)
licocoumarone (CHEBI:69098) is a aromatic ether (CHEBI:35618)
licocoumarone (CHEBI:69098) is a resorcinols (CHEBI:33572)
IUPAC Name
4-[6-hydroxy-4-methoxy-5-(3-methylbut-2-en-1-yl)-1-benzofuran-2-yl]benzene-1,3-diol
Synonym Source
2-(2',4'-dihydroxyphenyl)-6-hydroxy-5-isopentenyl-4-methoxybenzofuran ChEBI
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Citations Waiting for Citations Types Sources
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Last Modified
16 January 2014