Dieckol

Chemical Properties

mp >300℃.Antifibrinolysis a2-macroglobulin, IC₅₀= 5.0 μg/ml, a₂-fibrinolysin, IC₅₀=0.8 ug/ml); antioxidant (DPPH scavenger, IC50-6.2μmol/L, control Ascorbic acid, IC50=10.3μmol/L）.

Description

Constitution.of the brown algae Ecklonia kurome and Eisenia bicyclis. Inhibitor of oz-Macroglobulin,glycation and α-amylase.Cryst.

Definition

ChEBI: Dieckol is a phlorotannin isolated from a brown alga Ecklonia cava which exhibits antioxidant, hepatoprotective and anticoagulant activities. It has a role as a metabolite, a radical scavenger, an EC 3.2.1.20 (alpha-glucosidase) inhibitor, a hepatoprotective agent and an anticoagulant. It is a phlorotannin, an aromatic ether and an oxacycle. It is functionally related to a phloroglucinol.