6,7-dihydroxy-4-methylcoumarin

Term ID

CHEBI:145256

Synonyms

4-methyl-6,7-dihydroxycoumarin
4-methylaesculetin
4-methylesculetin
4-methylesculetol
6,7-dihydroxy-4-methyl-2H-1-benzopyran-2-one
6,7-dihydroxy-4-methyl-2H-benzopyran-2-one
6,7-dihydroxy-4-methyl-2H-chromen-2-one
6,7-dihydroxy-4-methylchromen-2-one
methylesculetin

Definition

A hydroxycoumarin that is 4-methylcuomarin which is substituted by hydroxy groups at positions 3 and 4. A hyaluronan synthesis inhibitor. It has also been used as a fluorescent sensor to monitor the consumption of a boronic acid in Suzuki coupling reactions; fluorescence is readily detectable by the naked eye using a standard 365 nm UV lamp.

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is a type of: hydroxycoumarin

hydroxycoumarin Show first 5 Terms
has_role: anti-inflammatory agent antioxidant hyaluronan synthesis inhibitor

anti-inflammatory agent antioxidant hyaluronan synthesis inhibitor Show first 5 Terms

Phenotype

Phenotype resulting from 6,7-dihydroxy-4-methylcoumarin

Phenotype where environments contain 6,7-dihydroxy-4-methylcoumarin

Phenotype modified by environments containing 6,7-dihydroxy-4-methylcoumarin

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