FB2026_01 , released March 12, 2026
FB2026_01 , released March 12, 2026
Chemical: (−)-epicatechin
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General Information
Name
(−)-epicatechin
FlyBase ID
FBch0000580
ChEBI Name
(-)-epicatechin
ChEBI ID
CHEBI:90
PubChem Name
Epicatechin
PubChem ID
CID:72276
Chemical Structure
Chemical structure of (-)-epicatechin
(−)-epicatechin
InChIKey

PFTAWBLQPZVEMU-UKRRQHHQSA-N

Definition (ChEBI)

ChEBI: (-)-epicatechin is a catechin with (2R,3R)-configuration. It has a role as an antioxidant. It is a polyphenol and a catechin. It is an enantiomer of a (+)-epicatechin.

Roles Classification (ChEBI)
Comment
Synonyms and Secondary IDs (24)
Synonyms
(-)-Epicatechin
(ChEBI, 2019-, PubChem, 2019-)
(-)-Epicatechol
(PubChem, 2019-)
(-)-epicatechin
(ChEBI, 2019-, PubChem, 2019-)
(-)-epicatechol
(PubChem, 2019-)
(2R,3R)-2-(3,4-Dihydroxyphenyl)chroman-3,5,7-triol
(PubChem, 2019-)
(2R,3R)-2-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-3,4-dihydro-2H-chromene-3,5,7-triol
(ChEBI, 2019-)
(2r,3r)-2-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)chroman-3,5,7-triol
(PubChem, 2019-)
(−)-epicatechin
(Shabir et al., 2022, ChEBI, 2019-, Bayer et al., 2017)
490-46-0
(PubChem, 2019-)
Epicatechin
(Shabir et al., 2022, Russi et al., 2020, PubChem, 2019-)
Epicatechol
(PubChem, 2019-)
L-Epicatechin
(PubChem, 2019-)
PubChem:72276
(PubChem, 2019-)
epi-Catechin
(PubChem, 2019-)
epi-catechin
(PubChem, 2019-)
epicatechin
(Chen et al., 2024, Wang et al., 2023, PubChem, 2019-, Bayer et al., 2017, Proshkina et al., 2016)
epicatechol
(PubChem, 2019-)
epicathecin
(Bonilla-Ramirez et al., 2013)
l-Acacatechin
(PubChem, 2019-)
l-Epicatechol
(PubChem, 2019-)
l-acacatechin
(PubChem, 2019-)
l-epicatechin
(PubChem, 2019-)
l-epicatechol
(PubChem, 2019-)
pubchem:72276
(PubChem, 2019-)
Secondary FlyBase IDs
    References (13)