Eleocharin E
Eleocharin E is a flavanone found in the peel of Eleocharis tuberosa and acts as a scavenger of DPPH radicals. Eleocharin E exhibits reducing power activity. Eleocharin E can be used in research on oxidative stress.
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- CAS No.: 1619977-00-2
- Formula: C17H16O6
- Molecular Weight:316.31
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Storage:
Please store the product under the recommended conditions in the Certificate of Analysis.
Biological Activity
Description
In Vitro
Eleocharin E (compound 5) (0.05-16 mg/mL; 30 min) shows strong radical scavenging activity in the DPPH assay[1].
MedChemExpress (MCE) has not independently confirmed the accuracy of these methods. They are for reference only. Further protocols information, click here.
Chemical Information
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CAS No. 1619977-00-2
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Molecular Weight 316.31
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Formula C17H16O6
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SMILES
OC1=C2C(O[C@H](C3=CC(O)=C(C=C3)O)CC2=O)=CC(OC)=C1C
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Structure Classification
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Shipping
Room temperature in continental US; may vary elsewhere.
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Storage
Please store the product under the recommended conditions in the Certificate of Analysis.
Protocols
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ROS/oxidative-stress fluorescent staining
ROS/oxidative-stress fluorescent staining uses cell-permeant fluorogenic probes that become fluorescent after oxidation inside cells or tissues; commonly used examples include DCFH-DA/DCFDA for broad cellular oxidant detection, DHE for superoxide-related signal detection, MitoSOX for mitochondrial superoxide-related signal detection, and CellROX probes for oxidative-stress-associated fluorescence readouts. The assay detects probe oxidation rather than a single ROS species unless the probe and analysis method have been chemically validated for that species. DCFH-DA enters cells, is deacetylated by intracellular esterases to DCFH, and produces fluorescent DCF after oxidation, so the readout is used as an operational measure of total cellular oxidative stress rather than a species-specific ROS measurement. DHE and MitoSOX can report superoxide-related oxidation, but red fluorescence alone can include non-specific ethidium-like oxidation products; HPLC or optimized spectral approaches are
Purity & Documentation
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Calculators
Concentration (start) × Volume (start) = Concentration (final) × Volume (final)