theaflavin

Term ID

CHEBI:136609

Synonyms

• (-)-theaflavin
• 1,8-bis((2R,3R)-3,5,7-trihydroxy-2H-1-benzopyran-2-yl)-3,4,6-trihydroxy-5H-benzocyclohepten-5-one
• 1,8-bis(3-alpha,5,7-trihydroxy-2-alpha-chromanyl)-5H-benzocyclohepten-5-one
• 3,4,5-trihydroxy-1,8-bis[(2R,3R)-3,5,7-trihydroxy-3,4-dihydro-2H-chromen-2-yl]-6H-benzo[7]annulen-6-one
• 3,4,5-trihydroxy-1,8-bis[(2R,3R)-3,5,7-trihydroxy-3,4-dihydro-2H-chromen-2-yl]-6H-benzocyclohepten-6-one
• theaflavine

Definition

A biflavonoid that is 3,4,5-trihydroxybenzocyclohepten-6-one which is substituted at positions 1 and 8 by (2R,3R)-3,5,7-trihydroxy-3,4-dihydro-2H-chromen-2-yl groups. It is the main red pigment in black tea.

References

• cas:4670-05-7
• chemspider:102754
• foodb.food:FDB012511
• hmdb:HMDB0005788
• knapsack:C00009348
• patent:KR20080052675
• pubmed:26386739
• pubmed:26851019
• pubmed:27237789
• pubmed:27756182
• pubmed:27838465
• pubmed:28190756
• pubmed:28381812
• pubmed:28639145
• pubmed:28939421
• reaxys:25497520
• wikipedia.en:Theaflavin

Ontology

ChEBI  ( EBI )

Resources

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