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⚗️ Ingredient

Epicatechin

7
Clinical Trials
2
Meta-Analyses
0
PubMed References
📋 Sample Trials
NCT01691404
Study on the Effects of Epicatechin and Quercetin Supplementation on Vascular Function and Blood Pressure (FLAVO)
Completed
NCT02656212
Early Phase Pre-Clinical and Initial Clinical Research on Epicatechin (Part 2)
Completed · Phase 1
NCT01690676
Effect of an Apple Polyphenol Extract on Brachial Artery Flow-mediated Vasodilatory Function
Completed · Phase 2
📊 Sample Meta-Analyses
CRD42021293038
Effect of (–)-epicatechin intake on cardiometabolic parameters – a systematic review of randomized controlled intervention studies
Healthy and/or suffering from cardiometabolic diseases (incl. pre-stage)
CRD42023481130
Evaluating Pharmacological Interventions for Friedreich Ataxia: A Network Meta-Analysis of Randomised Trials
Pharmacological interventions used to manage Friedreich Ataxia. Friedreich ataxi
📚 Sample References
None linked yet.
⚗️ All Ingredient data fields for Epicatechin
⚗️ Identity
Name
Epicatechin
Aliases / Synonyms
(-)-Epicatechin; 490-46-0; L-Epicatechin; Epicatechol; l-Acacatechin; (-)-Epicatechol; epi-Catechin; epi-Catechol; (2R,3R)-2-(3,4-Dihydroxyphenyl)chroman-3,5,7-triol
🧪 Chemistry
Molecular Weight
290.2710
LogP
1.5461
Drug-likeness
0.51
H-Bond Acceptors
6
H-Bond Donors
5
Rotatable Bonds
1
🔬 Structures
Canonical SMILES
C1C(C(OC2=CC(=CC(=C21)O)O)C3=CC(=C(C=C3)O)O)O
Isomeric SMILES
C1[C@H]([C@H](OC2=CC(=CC(=C21)O)O)C3=CC(=C(C=C3)O)O)O
InChIKey
PFTAWBLQPZVEMU-UKRRQHHQSA-N
InChI
InChI=1S/C15H14O6/c16-8-4-11(18)9-6-13(20)15(21-14(9)5-8)7-1-2-10(17)12(19)3-7/h1-5,13,15-20H,6H2/t13-,15-/m1/s1
🔗 External References
PubChem CID
NPASS
NPC157410
SymMap
1398
TCMID
6853
TCM-ID
4604
🔍 Raw view — every non-empty column on this row (30 fields)
name
Epicatechin
common names
(-)-Epicatechin; 490-46-0; L-Epicatechin; Epicatechol; l-Acacatechin; (-)-Epicatechol; epi-Catechin; epi-Catechol; (2R,3R)-2-(3,4-Dihydroxyphenyl)chroman-3,5,7-triol
herb ingredient id
HBIN025287
canonical smiles
C1C(C(OC2=CC(=CC(=C21)O)O)C3=CC(=C(C=C3)O)O)O
isomeric smiles
C1[C@H]([C@H](OC2=CC(=CC(=C21)O)O)C3=CC(=C(C=C3)O)O)O
inchi
InChI=1S/C15H14O6/c16-8-4-11(18)9-6-13(20)15(21-14(9)5-8)7-1-2-10(17)12(19)3-7/h1-5,13,15-20H,6H2/t13-,15-/m1/s1
inchikey
PFTAWBLQPZVEMU-UKRRQHHQSA-N
mol wt
290.2710
num h acceptors
6
num h donors
5
mol logp
1.5461
num rotatable bonds
1
drug likeness
0.51
symmap mol id
1398
tcmid ingredient id
6853
tcm id ingredient id
4604
pubchem cid
72276
npass id
NPC157410

🏥 Linked Health Topics

2 · diseases via target pathways

📋 Clinical Trials

7 · subject of clinical study
NCT01691404 Study on the Effects of Epicatechin and Quercetin Supplementation on Vascular Fu
→ Hypertension|Endothelial Dysfunction
NCT02656212 Early Phase Pre-Clinical and Initial Clinical Research on Epicatechin (Part 2)
→ Pre-diabetes
NCT01690676 Effect of an Apple Polyphenol Extract on Brachial Artery Flow-mediated Vasodilat
→ Borderline Hypertension
NCT02292342 An Investigation of the Dose-dependent Vascualr Effects of (-)-Epicatechin in He
→ Vasodilation
NCT02964377 Plus Epicatechin Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy in Non-ambulatory Adolescents
→ Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
NCT02068040 Effects of Epicatechin on Functional Capacity, Skeletal Muscle Structure and Dia
→ Heart Failure
NCT02490527 Effects of Epicatechin on Statins for Mitochondrial Dysfunction and Impaired Exe
→ Statin Intolerance

📊 Meta-Analyses

2 · systematic review
CRD42021293038 Effect of (–)-epicatechin intake on cardiometabolic parameters – a systematic re
→ Healthy and/or suffering from cardiometabolic dise
CRD42023481130 Evaluating Pharmacological Interventions for Friedreich Ataxia: A Network Meta-A
→ Pharmacological interventions used to manage Fried
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