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epigallocatechin gallate
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Catechin
Definition
: An antioxidant flavonoid, occurring especially in woody plants as both (+)-catechin and (-)-epicatechin (cis) forms.
Other names
Catechuic Acid; Catechinic Acid; KB53; KB 53; Cyanidanol 3; Acid, Catechuic; Acid, Catechinic; Zyma; Z 7300; KB-
53; Epicatechin; Cyanidanol-
3; Cianidanol; Catergen; 3,3',4',5,7-
Flavanpentol; 2H-
1-
Benzopyran-
3,5,7-
triol, 2-
(3,4-
dihydroxypheny; (+)-
Cyanidanol-
3; (+)-
Cyanidanol; (+)-
Catechin
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Substance
CAS Registry & name
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Source
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epigallocatechin gallate [ EGCG cpd,epigallo-catechin gallate,epigallocatechin-3-gallate ]
antimutagen in green tea (Camellia sinensis); a steroid 5alpha-reductase inhibitor; RN given refers to (2R-cis)-isomer; structure given in first source
989-51-5
Catechin/*analogs & derivatives
Protease Inhibitors
Radiation-Protective Agents
Urokinase-Type Plasminogen Activator/antagonists & inhibitors
Pharma Action
Antioxidants
;
Antimutagenic Agents
;
Anticarcinogenic Agents
;
Neuroprotective Agents
Mutat Res 1985;150(1-2):127