Refimprove date December 2009 File Bilobol.png thumb 350px Bilobol 5 Z pentadec 8 enylo resorcinol Alkylresorcinols are natural phenol phenolic lipid s composed of long Aliphatic compound aliphatic chains and phenol phenolic rings. Natural occurrences Alkylresorcinols are present in high amounts in the bran layer e.g. pericarp, testa and aleurone layers of wheat and rye ref Structures of 5 alkylresorcinol related analogues in rye. Yoshikatsu Suzuki, , Yasuaki Esumi, Isamu Yamaguchi, Phytochemistry, September 1999, Volume 52, Issue 2, Pages 281 289, doi 10.1016 S0031 9422 99 00196 X ref 0.1 0.3 of dry weight . 5 Alkylresorcinols can also be found in rice . ref Biosynthesis of 5 alkylresorcinol in rice incorporation of a putative fatty acid unit in the 5 alkylresorcinol carbon chain. Yoshikatsu Suzuki, , Minoru Kurano, Yasuaki Esumi, Isamu Yamaguchi and Yoshiharu Doi, Bioorganic Chemistry, December 2003, Volume 31, Issue 6, Pages 437 452, doi 10.1016 j.bioorg.2003.08.003 ref They are not present in the endosperm the part of cereal grain that is used to make white flour , which means that alkylresorcinols can be used as biomarkers for people who eat foods containing wholegrain wheat and rye ... ref They are also the main constituents of the outer shell of the cyst of Azotobacter . Alkylresorcinols ... 18768490 ref Alkylresorcinols were thought to have anti nutrative properties e.g. decreasing growth ... studies have shown that alkylresorcinols may prevent cells turning cancerous , but that they do not have any effect on cells that are already cancerous. ref name Ross Alkylresorcinols also increase ... 14988438 ref The average intake of alkylresorcinols in the UK is around 11  mg person day, and in Sweden ... on whether people normally consume wholegrain wholemeal brown bread, which is high in alkylresorcinols 300 1000  g g , or white bread white wheat bread , which has very low concentrations of alkylresorcinols 50  g g . Sources Reflist Category Alkylresorcinols pl Alkilorezorcynole ... more details
Chembox ImageFile Bilobol.png ImageSize ImageAlt IUPACName 5 Z pentadec 8 enyl benzene 1,3 diol OtherNames 5 Z pentadec 8 enylo resorcinol br 5 pentadecenylresorcinol Section1 Chembox Identifiers CASNo PubChem 5281852 InChI 1S C21H34O2 c1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 19 16 20 22 18 21 23 17 19 h7 8,16 18,22 23H,2 6,9 15H2,1H3 b8 7 InChIKey TUGAUFMQYWZJAB FPLPWBNLSA N SMILES CCCCCCC CCCCCCCCC1 CC CC C1 O O Section2 Chembox Properties Formula C sub 21 sub H sub 34 sub O sub 2 sub ExactMass 318.25588 u MolarMass 318.49 g mol Appearance Density MeltingPt BoilingPt Solubility Section3 Chembox Hazards MainHazards FlashPt Autoignition Bilobol is an alkylresorcinol , a type of natural phenol phenolic lipid s composed of long aliphatic chains and phenolic rings. Natural occurrences Bilobol can be found in Gingko biloba fruits. ref Synthesis and biological evaluation of bilobol and adipostatin A. Tanaka A, Arai Y, Kim SN, Ham J and Usuki T, J Asian Nat Prod Res., 2011 Apr, 13 4 , pages 290 296, PMID 21462031 ref It is a strong skin irritant . ref Comparison of the effects of bilobol and 12 O tetradecanoylphorbol 13 acetate on skin, and test of tumor promoting potential of bilobol in CD 1 mice. Matsumoto K, Fujimoto M, Ito K, Tanaka H and Hirono I., J Toxicol Sci., 1990 Feb, 15 1 , pages 39 46, PMID 2110595 , doi 10.2131 jts.15.39 ref References Reflist Category Alkylresorcinols natural phenol stub ... more details
Chembox ImageFile DB 2073.png ImageSize ImageAlt Chemical structure of DB 2073 IUPACName 2 hexyl 5 propylbenzene 1,3 diol OtherNames 2 n hexyl 5 n propylresorcinol Section1 Chembox Identifiers CASNo 39341 78 1 PubChem 197183 InChI 1S C15H24O2 c1 3 5 6 7 9 13 14 16 10 12 8 4 2 11 15 13 17 h10 11,16 17H,3 9H2,1 2H3 InChIKey VERGPVBZPMTZDY UHFFFAOYSA N SMILES CCCCCCC1 C C C C C1O CCC O Section2 Chembox Properties Formula C sub 15 sub H sub 24 sub O sub 2 sub MolarMass 236.35 g mol ExactMass 236.17763 u Appearance Density MeltingPt BoilingPt Solubility Section3 Chembox Hazards MainHazards FlashPt Autoignition DB 2073 is an alkylresorcinol antibiotic isolated from the broth culture of Pseudomonas sp B 9004. ref DB 2073, a new alkylresorcinol antibiotic. I. Taxonomy, isolation and characterization. Kanda N, Ishizaki N, Inoue N, Oshima M and Handa A, The Journal of Antibiotics,1975, 28 12 , pages 935 942, PMID 1206006 ref ref DB 2073, a new alkylresorcinol antibiotic. II. The chemical structure of DB 2073. Kitahara T and Kanda N, J Antibiot Tokyo , 1975 Dec, 28 12 , pages 943 946, PMID 1206007 ref References Reflist Category Alkylresorcinols Category Antibiotics Category Chemical compounds found in Proteobacteria Natural phenol stub ... more details