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18078

4-Allylpyrocatechol

analytical standard

Synonym(s):

1,2-Dihydroxy-4-allylbenzene, 4-(2-Propenyl)-1,2-benzenediol, 4-Allyl-1,2-benzenediol, 4-Allylcatechol, Allylpyrocatechol

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About This Item

Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C9H10O2
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
150.17
UNSPSC Code:
85151701
NACRES:
NA.24
PubChem Substance ID:
MDL number:
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1937030
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InChI key

FHEHIXJLCWUPCZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES string

Oc1ccc(CC=C)cc1O

InChI

1S/C9H10O2/c1-2-3-7-4-5-8(10)9(11)6-7/h2,4-6,10-11H,1,3H2

grade

analytical standard

assay

≥95.0% (HPLC)

shelf life

limited shelf life, expiry date on the label

technique(s)

HPLC: suitable, gas chromatography (GC): suitable

application(s)

food and beverages

format

neat

storage temp.

2-8°C

Quality Level

General description

4-Allylpyrocatechol also called Allylpyrocatechol is an antioxidant found in Piper Betel leaf extract. It is widely used as mouth freshener. It is a phenolic compound, considered to be effective against indomethacin-gastropathy.

Application

It was used in a study performed to evaluate the phenolic content, antioxidant and antimicrobial activity of the bioactives of Piper Betle leaf extract using TLC-bioautography, HPTLC and GC-MS methods.
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Packaging

Bottomless glass bottle. Contents are inside inserted fused cone.

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 3

flash_point_f

285.8 °F

flash_point_c

141 °C


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Eisuke Kato et al.
Food chemistry, 136(3-4), 1239-1242 (2012-12-01)
Inhibition of pancreatic lipase is effective for a prevention of obesity. Eugenia polyantha is a tropical tree whose leaves are known as a spice and also as an ingredient for Jamu, the traditional medicine of Indonesia. We found inhibitory activity
M C Chang et al.
British journal of pharmacology, 152(1), 73-82 (2007-07-21)
Platelet hyperactivity is important in the pathogenesis of cardiovascular diseases. Betel leaf (PBL) is consumed by 200-600 million betel quid chewers in the world. Hydroxychavicol (HC), a betel leaf component, was tested for its antiplatelet effect. We tested the effect
TLC?bioautography-guided isolation, HPTLC and GC?MS-assisted analysis of bioactives of Piper betle leaf extract obtained from various extraction techniques: in vitro evaluation of phenolic content, antioxidant and antimicrobial activities.
Annegowda, H. V., et al.
Food Analytical Methods, 6.3, 715-726 (2013)
Anjali Pandey et al.
Cytokine, 49(1), 114-121 (2009-09-29)
The present study was undertaken to investigate the anti-arthritic activity of hydroxychavicol (HC) a major phenolic compound isolated from the aqueous extract leaves of plant Piper betle (Piperaceae). The compound showed significant lowering of pro-inflammatory (Th1) cytokine levels in arthritic
J H Jeng et al.
Cellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS, 61(1), 83-96 (2004-01-06)
Betel quid (BQ) chewing shows a strong correlation to the incidence of oral submucous fibrosis (OSF), leukoplakia and oral cancer. BQ contains mainly areca nut, lime, Piper betle leaf (PBL) and the inflorescence of P. betle (IPB). Hydroxychavicol (4-allyl-catechol, HC)

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