Description
Aucuparin is purified from the stems of Pourthiaea lucida. Aucuparin exhibits potent inhibitory activity against fMLP-induced superoxide (O(*-)(2)) production by human neutrophils with the IC50 value of 17.0+/-6.8 microM. Aucuparin shows significant scavenging activity by the ABTS and FRAP assays. Aucuparin is a phytoalexin.
Synonyms
2,6-dimethoxy-4-phenylphenol
IUPAC Name
2,6-dimethoxy-4-phenylphenol
Molecular Formula
C14H14O3
Canonical SMILES
COC1=CC(=CC(=C1O)OC)C2=CC=CC=C2
InChI
InChI=1S/C14H14O3/c1-16-12-8-11(9-13(17-2)14(12)15)10-6-4-3-5-7-10/h3-9,15H,1-2H3
InChIKey
KCKBEANTNJGRCV-UHFFFAOYSA-N