CHEBI:490095 - esculetin

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ChEBI Name esculetin
ChEBI ID CHEBI:490095
Definition A hydroxycoumarin that is umbelliferone in which the hydrogen at position 6 is substituted by a hydroxy group. It is used in filters for absorption of ultraviolet light.
Stars This entity has been manually annotated by the ChEBI Team.
Secondary ChEBI IDs CHEBI:4852, CHEBI:605090
Supplier Information ChemicalBook:CB1456020, eMolecules:475047, ZINC000000057908
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Formula C9H6O4
Net Charge 0
Average Mass 178.14150
Monoisotopic Mass 178.02661
InChI InChI=1S/C9H6O4/c10-6-3-5-1-2-9(12)13-8(5)4-7(6)11/h1-4,10-11H
InChIKey ILEDWLMCKZNDJK-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES Oc1cc2ccc(=O)oc2cc1O
Roles Classification
Chemical Role(s): ultraviolet filter
A photochemical role realized in the absorption of ultraviolet light, for example to protect skin cells from damage.
antioxidant
A substance that opposes oxidation or inhibits reactions brought about by dioxygen or peroxides.
Biological Role(s): plant metabolite
Any eukaryotic metabolite produced during a metabolic reaction in plants, the kingdom that include flowering plants, conifers and other gymnosperms.
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ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing esculetin (CHEBI:490095) has role antioxidant (CHEBI:22586)
esculetin (CHEBI:490095) has role plant metabolite (CHEBI:76924)
esculetin (CHEBI:490095) has role ultraviolet filter (CHEBI:73335)
esculetin (CHEBI:490095) is a hydroxycoumarin (CHEBI:37912)
Incoming 2-(4-hydroxy-3,5-dimethoxyphenyl)-3-(hydroxymethyl)-2,3-dihydro-7H-pyrano[2,3-g][1,4]benzodioxin-7-one (CHEBI:91204) has functional parent esculetin (CHEBI:490095)
2-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)-3-(hydroxymethyl)-2,3-dihydro-7H-pyrano[2,3-g][1,4]benzodioxin-7-one (CHEBI:91203) has functional parent esculetin (CHEBI:490095)
8-geranylesculetin (CHEBI:134359) has functional parent esculetin (CHEBI:490095)
esculin (CHEBI:4853) has functional parent esculetin (CHEBI:490095)
isoscopoletin (CHEBI:81484) has functional parent esculetin (CHEBI:490095)
scoparone (CHEBI:9055) has functional parent esculetin (CHEBI:490095)
IUPAC Name
6,7-dihydroxy-2H-chromen-2-one
Synonyms Sources
6,7-dihydroxy-2H-1-benzopyran-2-one ChemIDplus
6,7-dihydroxycoumarin ChemIDplus
Aesculetin KEGG COMPOUND
aesculetin ChEBI
cichorigenin ChEBI
cichoriin aglucon ChemIDplus
cichoriin aglycon ChemIDplus
esculetin ChEMBL
Esculetin KEGG COMPOUND
esculetin UniProt
esculin aglucon ChemIDplus
esculin aglycon ChemIDplus
Manual Xrefs Databases
C00002471 KNApSAcK
C09263 KEGG COMPOUND
LSM-6624 LINCS
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Registry Numbers Types Sources
152788 Reaxys Registry Number Reaxys
305-01-1 CAS Registry Number KEGG COMPOUND
305-01-1 CAS Registry Number NIST Chemistry WebBook
305-01-1 CAS Registry Number ChemIDplus
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Last Modified
27 September 2021