myrsinoic acid A

Term ID

CHEBI:66426

Synonyms

• 3-[(2E)-3,7-dimethylocta-2,6-dien-1-yl]-4-hydroxy-5-(3-methylbut-2-en-1-yl)benzoic acid
• 3-geranyl-4-hydroxy-5-(3'-methyl-2'-butenyl)benzoic acid

Definition

A monohydroxybenzoic acid that is 4-hydroxybenzoic acid substituted by a geranyl group at position 3 and a prenyl group at position 5. Isolated from Myrsine seguinii, it exhibits anti-inflammatory activity.

References

• PMID:12005065
• Patent:CN101495127
• Patent:KR20090035605
• Patent:US2010069477
• Patent:US2011060047
• Patent:WO2008013062
• Patent:WO2011014257
• Reaxys:20135097

Ontology

ChEBI  ( EBI )