Tetrafucol A

Tetrafucol A

Names
Other names Tetrafucol-A
Identifiers
Jmol interactive 3D	Image
SMILES Oc3cc(O)cc(O)c3-c4c(O)c(c(O)cc4O)-c(c1O)c(O)cc(O)c1-c2c(O)cc(O)cc2O
Properties
Chemical formula	C24H18O12
Molar mass	498.392 g/mol
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
Infobox references

Tetrafucol A is a fucol-type phlorotannin found in the brown algae Ascophyllum nodosum,^[1] Analipus japonicus^[2] and Scytothamnus australis.^[3]

In A. japonicus, 5'-bromo- and 5'-chlorotetrafucol-A can also be detected.

References

1. Wang, Y.; Xu, Z.; Bach, S.J.; McAllister, T.A. (2008). "Effects of phlorotannins from Ascophyllum nodosum (brown seaweed) on in vitro ruminal digestion of mixed forage or barley grain". Animal Feed Science and Technology 145: 375–395. doi:10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2007.03.013.
2. Glombitza, KW; Zieprath, G (1989). "Phlorotannins from the Brown Alga Analipus japonicus1". Planta Medica 55 (2): 171–5. doi:10.1055/s-2006-961916. PMID 17262334.
3. Glombitza, K.-W.; Pauli, K. (2003). "Fucols and Phlorethols from the Brown Alga Scytothamnus australis Hook. Et Harv. (Chnoosporaceae)". Botanica Marina 46 (3). doi:10.1515/BOT.2003.028.