(-)-Gallocatechin (Standard)
(-)-Gallocatechin (Standard) is the analytical standard of (-)-Gallocatechin. This product is intended for research and analytical applications. (-)-Gallocatechin, an epimer of (-)-Epigallocatechin (EGC), is contained in various tea products. (-)-Gallocatechin has antioxidant activities. (-)-Gallocatechin is the main active component in green tea extract (HTP-GTE) responsible for its effect of improving age-related cognitive impairments involving protein kinase A (PKA) pathway.
For research use only. We do not sell to patients.
- CAS No.: 3371-27-5
- Formula: C15H14O7
- Molecular Weight:306.27
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Storage:
Please store the product under the recommended conditions in the Certificate of Analysis.
Product Information
The compound is the grade of analytical standard, which is the reference standard supplied assay. It is commonly used in qualitative, quantitative and methodological research experiments in HPLC, GC and MS.
Chemical Information
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CAS No. 3371-27-5
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Molecular Weight 306.27
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Formula C15H14O7
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SMILES
O[C@H]1[C@H](C2=CC(O)=C(O)C(O)=C2)OC3=CC(O)=CC(O)=C3C1
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Structure Classification
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Initial Source
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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.
Purity & Documentation
References
[1]. Takagaki A, et, al. Biotransformation of (-)-epigallocatechin and (-)-gallocatechin by intestinal bacteria involved in isoflavone metabolism. Biol Pharm Bull. 2015;38(2):325-30. [Content Brief]
[2]. Xu JZ, et, al. Comparison of antioxidant activity and bioavailability of tea epicatechins with their epimers. Br J Nutr. 2004 Jun;91(6):873-81. [Content Brief]
[3]. Ikeda I, et, al. Heat-epimerized tea catechins rich in gallocatechin gallate and catechin gallate are more effective to inhibit cholesterol absorption than tea catechins rich in epigallocatechin gallate and epicatechin gallate. J Agric Food Chem. 2003 Dec 3;51(25):7303-7. [Content Brief]
[4]. Ahn JW, Kim S, Ko S, Kim YH, Jeong JH, Chung S. Modified (-)-gallocatechin gallate-enriched green tea extract rescues age-related cognitive deficits by restoring hippocampal synaptic plasticity. Biochem Biophys Rep. 2022;29:101201. [Content Brief]
Calculators
Concentration (start) × Volume (start) = Concentration (final) × Volume (final)