esculetin

Term ID

CHEBI:490095

Synonyms

• 6,7-dihydroxy-2H-1-benzopyran-2-one
• 6,7-dihydroxy-2H-chromen-2-one
• 6,7-dihydroxycoumarin
• Aesculetin
• cichorigenin
• cichoriin aglucon
• cichoriin aglycon
• Esculetin
• esculin aglucon
• esculin aglycon

Definition

A hydroxycoumarin that is umbelliferone in which the hydrogen at position 6 is substituted by a hydroxy group. It is used in filters for absorption of ultraviolet light.

References

• cas:305-01-1
• kegg.compound:C09263
• knapsack:C00002471
• lincs.smallmolecule:LSM-6624
• pubmed:15387675
• pubmed:17316915
• pubmed:18060791
• pubmed:19786087
• pubmed:20380826
• pubmed:20933534
• reaxys:152788

Ontology

ChEBI  ( EBI )

Resources

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