Bifuhalol

Bifuhalol
Names
	IUPAC name 2-(3,4,5-trihydroxyphenoxy)benzene-1,3,5-triol
	Other names 5-(2,4,6-Trihydroxyphenoxy)-1,2,3-benzenetriol
Identifiers
CAS Number	53254-99-2;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
ChemSpider	278565;
PubChem CID	314874;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID60310995 ;
	InChI InChI=1S/C12H10O7/c13-5-1-9(16)12(10(17)2-5)19-6-3-7(14)11(18)8(15)4-6/h1-4,13-18H Key: PYUFXOMNRPZYTI-UHFFFAOYSA-N;
	SMILES C1=C(C=C(C(=C1O)OC2=CC(=C(C(=C2)O)O)O)O)O;
Properties
Chemical formula	C12H10O7
Molar mass	266.20 g/mol
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Infobox references

Bifuhalol is a phlorotannin. The ethanol extract of the brown alga Sargassum ringgoldianum contains phlorotannins of the bifuhalol type, which shows an antioxidative activity.^[1]

References

^ Phlorotannins as Radical Scavengers from the Extract of Sargassum ringgoldianum. Masaaki Nakai, Norihiko Kageyama, Koichi Nakahara, Wataru Miki, Marine Biotechnology, August 2006, Volume 8, Issue 4, pages 409-414, doi:10.1007/s10126-005-6168-9

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[1] Phlorotannins as Radical Scavengers from the Extract of Sargassum ringgoldianum. Masaaki Nakai, Norihiko Kageyama, Koichi Nakahara, Wataru Miki, Marine Biotechnology, August 2006, Volume 8, Issue 4, pages 409-414, doi:10.1007/s10126-005-6168-9

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v t e Types of phlorotannins (tannins in brown algae)
Monomer	Phloroglucinol
Fucols	Difucol Trifucol Tetrafucol A Tetrafucol B cis-Pentafucol A
Phlorethols	Diphlorethol and diphlorethol A Triphloroethol A Tetraphlorethol A, B, C and E Pentaphlorethol-B Hexaphlorethol-A
Fucophlorethols	Fucophlorethol A and B Fucodiphlorethol A, D and G Fucotriphlorethol-B, G and H Fucotetraphlorethol-B, J and K Fucopentaphlorethol-E Bisfucotriphlorethol-A Bisfucotetraphlorethol-A Bisfucopentaphlorethol-A and B Bisfucoheptaphlorethol-A Difucophlorethol-A Difucofucotriphlorethol-A and B Difucofucotetraphlorethol-A Terfucopentaphlorethol-A Terfucohexaphlorethol-A and B Terfucoheptaphlorethol-A
Fuhalols	Bifuhalol Trifuhalol A Tetrafuhalol A
Isofuhalols	Tetraisofuhalol
Eckols	Dieckol Eckol Eckstolonol Phlorofucofuroeckol A and B 2-Phloroeckol 3-Phloroeckol 6,6'-Bieckol 7-Phloroeckol 8,4"'-Dieckol 8,8′-Bieckol
Halogenated phlorotannins	Bromotriphlorethol A1