Urolithin B

Urolithin B
Names
	IUPAC name 3-Hydroxybenzo[c]chromen-6-one
	Other names Uro-B; 3-Hydroxyurolithin
Identifiers
CAS Number	1139-83-9 ;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
ChEMBL	ChEMBL1526978;
ChemSpider	4528673;
ECHA InfoCard	100.236.446
PubChem CID	5380406;
UNII	B1S2YM5F6G ;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID00150610 ;
	InChI InChI=1S/C13H8O3/c14-8-5-6-10-9-3-1-2-4-11(9)13(15)16-12(10)7-8/h1-7,14H Key: WXUQMTRHPNOXBV-UHFFFAOYSA-N;
	SMILES C1=CC=C2C(=C1)C3=C(C=C(C=C3)O)OC2=O;
Properties
Chemical formula	C13H8O3
Molar mass	212.204 g·mol−1
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Infobox references

Urolithin B is an urolithin, a type of phenolic compounds produced in the human gut after absorption of ellagitannins-containing food such as pomegranate,^[1] strawberries, red raspberries, walnuts or oak-aged red wine.^[2] Urolithin B is found in the urine in the form of urolithin B glucuronide.

References

^ Bialonska D, Kasimsetty SG, Khan SI, Ferreira D (11 November 2009). "Urolithins, intestinal microbial metabolites of Pomegranate ellagitannins, exhibit potent antioxidant activity in a cell-based assay". J Agric Food Chem. 57 (21): 10181–6. doi:10.1021/jf9025794. PMID 19824638.
^ Cerdá, Begoña; Tomás-Barberán, Francisco A.; Espín, Juan Carlos (2005). "Metabolism of Antioxidant and Chemopreventive Ellagitannins from Strawberries, Raspberries, Walnuts, and Oak-Aged Wine in Humans: Identification of Biomarkers and Individual Variability". Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 53 (2): 227–235. doi:10.1021/jf049144d. PMID 15656654.

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