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Chemical compound

Urolithin B
Chemical structure of urolithin B
Names
Preferred IUPAC name 3-Hydroxy-6H-dibenzopyran-6-one
Other names Uro-B
3-Hydroxyurolithin
Identifiers
CAS Number
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InChI
  • InChI=1S/C13H8O3/c14-8-5-6-10-9-3-1-2-4-11(9)13(15)16-12(10)7-8/h1-7,14HKey: 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
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C , 100 kPa). Infobox references
Chemical compound

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

See also

References

  1. Ghosh N, Das A, Biswas N, Gnyawali S, Singh K, Gorain M, Polcyn C, Khanna S, Roy S, Sen CK (19 November 2020). "Urolithin A augments angiogenic pathways in skeletal muscle by bolstering NAD+ and SIRT1". Nature. 10 (1). Scientific Reports: 20184. doi:10.1038/s41598-020-76564-7. PMC 7678835. PMID 33214614.
  2. 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.
  3. Cerdá B, Tomás-Barberán FA, Espín JC (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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Types of ellagitannins
Moieties
Lactones
Monomers
C-glycosidic ellagitannins
Dehydroellagitannins (molecules with
dehydrohexahydroxydiphenic acid (DHHDP)
Transformed ellagitannins
molecules with chebulic acid
molecules with Elaeocarpusinic acid
Oligomers
Dimers
Agrimoniin
Cornusiin E (dimer of tellimagrandin II)
Lambertianin A and B
Nobotanin B
Roburin A, B, C and D
Sanguiin H-6
Trimers
Lambertianin C
Raspberry ellagitannin
Tetramers
Lambertianin D
Nobotanin S
Pentamer
Melastoflorin A
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