kweichowenol B

Term ID

CHEBI:66152

Synonyms

• (1S,4R,5S,6S)-4-[(benzoyloxy)methyl]-4,5,6-trihydroxycyclohex-2-en-1-yl benzoate

Definition

A benzoate ester that is the diester obtained by the formal condensation of two molecules of benzoic acid with the hydroxymethyl group at position 1 and the hydroxy group at position 4 of 1-(hydroxymethyl)cyclohex-5-ene-1,2,3,4-tetrol the (1S,4R,5S,6S stereoisomer). Isolated from the leaves of Uvaria kweichowensis, it exhibits antitumour activity.

References

• Reaxys:10196166

Ontology

ChEBI  ( EBI )