Bifuhalol

Bifuhalol
Names
	Preferred IUPAC name 5-(2,4,6-Trihydroxyphenoxy)benzene-1,2,3-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 Types of phlorotannins (tannins in brown algae)
Monomer	Phloroglucinol
Fucols	Difucol Trifucol Tetrafucol A
Phlorethols	Diphlorethol and , , C and
Fucophlorethols	Fucophlorethol A and , and , and , and and and and
Fuhalols	Bifuhalol
Isofuhalols
Eckols	Dieckol Eckol Eckstolonol Phlorofucofuroeckol A and 6,6'-Bieckol 7-Phloroeckol 8,8′-Bieckol
Halogenated phlorotannins