FComEx: Ellagic acid (PC000710)

Record Information

Version

1.0

Creation date

2015-10-09 22:32:06 UTC

Update date

2017-01-19 02:36:33 UTC

FoodComEx ID

PC000710

FoodDB Record

FDB012575

Chemical Information

Name

Ellagic acid

Description

Widely distributed in higher plants especies dicotyledons. Intestinal astringent, dietary role disputed. Nutriceutical with anticancer and antioxidation props. Ellagic acid is a Polyphenol compound found in numerous fruits and vegetables, including, raspberries; Ellagic acid is a polyphenol antioxidant found in numerous fruits and vegetables including raspberries, strawberries, cranberries, walnuts, pecans, pomegranates and other plant foods. The antiproliferative and antioxidant properties of ellagic acid have spurred preliminary research into the potential health benefits of ellagic acid consumption.; and other plant foods. It is often regarded as an antioxidant. Ellagic Acid Clinical Tests on cultured human cells also show that Ellagic acid prevents the destruction of the p53 gene by cancer cells. Additional studies suggest that one of the mechanisms by which Ellagic acid inhibits mutagenesis and carcinogenesis is by forming adducts with DNA, thus masking binding sites to be occupied by the mutagen or carcinogen.; cranberries; pecans; pomegranates; strawberries; walnuts.

CAS Number

476-66-4

Structure

MOL SDF 3D-SDF PDB SMILES InChI View 3D Structure

Synonyms

Synonym	Source
2,3,7,8-Tetrahydroxy[1]benzopyrano[5,4,3-cde][1]benzopyran-5,10-dione	ChEBI
2,3,7,8-Tetrahydroxy[1]benzopyrano[5,4,3-cde][1]benzopyran-5,10-dione, 9CI	db_source
4,4',5,5',6,6'-Hexahydroxydiphenate 2,6,2',6'-dilactone	Generator
4,4',5,5',6,6'-Hexahydroxydiphenic acid 2,6,2',6'-dilactone	ChEBI
Acide ellagique	ChEBI
Acido elagico	ChEBI
Acidum ellagicum	ChEBI
Alizarin yellow	db_source
Alizarine yellow	HMDB
Benzoarate	Generator
Benzoaric acid	db_source
Elagostasine	db_source
Eleagate	HMDB
Eleagic acid	HMDB
Ellagate	Generator
Ellagic acid dihydrate	HMDB
Ellagic acid hydrate	HMDB
Ellagsaeure	ChEBI
Gallogen	HMDB
Gallogen?	db_source
Kajidin	db_source
Lagistase	db_source
Llagate	HMDB
Llagic acid	HMDB

Chemical Formula

C14H6O8

IUPAC name

6,7,13,14-tetrahydroxy-2,9-dioxatetracyclo[6.6.2.0^{4,16}.0^{11,15}]hexadeca-1(15),4,6,8(16),11,13-hexaene-3,10-dione

InChI Identifier

InChI=1S/C14H6O8/c15-5-1-3-7-8-4(14(20)22-11(7)9(5)17)2-6(16)10(18)12(8)21-13(3)19/h1-2,15-18H

InChI Key

AFSDNFLWKVMVRB-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Isomeric SMILES

OC1=C(O)C2=C3C(=C1)C(=O)OC1=C3C(=CC(O)=C1O)C(=O)O2

Average Molecular Weight

302.194

Monoisotopic Molecular Weight

302.006267153

Chemical Taxonomy

Description

Belongs to the class of organic compounds known as hydrolyzable tannins. These are tannins with a structure characterized by either of the following models. In model 1, the structure contains galloyl units (in some cases, shikimic acid units) that are linked to diverse polyol carbohydrate-, catechin-, or triterpenoid units. In model 2, contains at least two galloyl units C-C coupled to each other, and do not contain a glycosidically linked catechin unit.

Kingdom

Organic compounds

Super Class

Phenylpropanoids and polyketides

Class

Tannins

Sub Class

Hydrolyzable tannins

Direct Parent

Hydrolyzable tannins

Alternative Parents