Details
| Stereochemistry | ABSOLUTE |
| Molecular Formula | C15H14O6 |
| Molecular Weight | 290.2681 |
| Optical Activity | ( - ) |
| Defined Stereocenters | 2 / 2 |
| E/Z Centers | 0 |
| Charge | 0 |
SHOW SMILES / InChI
SMILES
O[C@@H]1CC2=C(O[C@@H]1C3=CC(O)=C(O)C=C3)C=C(O)C=C2O
InChI
InChIKey=PFTAWBLQPZVEMU-UKRRQHHQSA-N
InChI=1S/C15H14O6/c16-8-4-11(18)9-6-13(20)15(21-14(9)5-8)7-1-2-10(17)12(19)3-7/h1-5,13,15-20H,6H2/t13-,15-/m1/s1
Epichatechin is one of the 4 catechin diastereoisomers. It can be isolated from a number of species of Palmae, as well as Dryas octopetala and guarana seeds. Epicatechin has been widely studied as a potential therapeutic compound in a wide variety of conditions including cancers, diabetes, heart conditions, and neurological conditions. Epicatechin is available as a natural health supplement and marketed for bodybuilding and the treatment of high blood pressure, high cholesterol, immune support, low testosterone, high blood sugar, and improved memory.
Approval Year
Cmax
| Value | Dose | Co-administered | Analyte | Population |
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3.9 μg/L EXPERIMENT https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25598082 |
50 mg 2 times / day multiple, oral dose: 50 mg route of administration: Oral experiment type: MULTIPLE co-administered: |
EPICATECHIN plasma | Homo sapiens population: HEALTHY age: ADULT sex: FEMALE / MALE food status: FASTED |
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5.5 μg/L EXPERIMENT https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25598082 |
50 mg 2 times / day multiple, oral dose: 50 mg route of administration: Oral experiment type: MULTIPLE co-administered: |
EPICATECHIN plasma | Homo sapiens population: HEALTHY age: ADULT sex: FEMALE / MALE food status: FASTED |
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34.5 μg/L EXPERIMENT https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25598082 |
200 mg single, oral dose: 200 mg route of administration: Oral experiment type: SINGLE co-administered: |
EPICATECHIN plasma | Homo sapiens population: HEALTHY age: ADULT sex: FEMALE / MALE food status: FASTED |
AUC
| Value | Dose | Co-administered | Analyte | Population |
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10.3 μg × h/L EXPERIMENT https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25598082 |
50 mg 2 times / day multiple, oral dose: 50 mg route of administration: Oral experiment type: MULTIPLE co-administered: |
EPICATECHIN plasma | Homo sapiens population: HEALTHY age: ADULT sex: FEMALE / MALE food status: FASTED |
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21.67 μg × h/L EXPERIMENT https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25598082 |
50 mg 2 times / day multiple, oral dose: 50 mg route of administration: Oral experiment type: MULTIPLE co-administered: |
EPICATECHIN plasma | Homo sapiens population: HEALTHY age: ADULT sex: FEMALE / MALE food status: FASTED |
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122.4 μg × h/L EXPERIMENT https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25598082 |
200 mg single, oral dose: 200 mg route of administration: Oral experiment type: SINGLE co-administered: |
EPICATECHIN plasma | Homo sapiens population: HEALTHY age: ADULT sex: FEMALE / MALE food status: FASTED |
T1/2
| Value | Dose | Co-administered | Analyte | Population |
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2.5 h EXPERIMENT https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25598082 |
200 mg single, oral dose: 200 mg route of administration: Oral experiment type: SINGLE co-administered: |
EPICATECHIN plasma | Homo sapiens population: HEALTHY age: ADULT sex: FEMALE / MALE food status: FASTED |
Doses
| Dose | Population | Adverse events |
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200 mg single, oral Highest studied dose Dose: 200 mg Route: oral Route: single Dose: 200 mg Sources: Page: p.7 |
healthy, ADULT n = 3 Health Status: healthy Age Group: ADULT Sex: M+F Food Status: FASTED Population Size: 3 Sources: Page: p.7 |
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50 mg 2 times / day multiple, oral Studied dose Dose: 50 mg, 2 times / day Route: oral Route: multiple Dose: 50 mg, 2 times / day Sources: Page: p.7 |
healthy, ADULT n = 8 Health Status: healthy Age Group: ADULT Sex: M+F Food Status: FASTED Population Size: 8 Sources: Page: p.7 |
Overview
| CYP3A4 | CYP2C9 | CYP2D6 | hERG |
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OverviewOther
| Other Inhibitor | Other Substrate | Other Inducer |
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Drug as perpetrator
| Target | Modality | Activity | Metabolite | Clinical evidence |
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| no | ||||
| weak [IC50 >100 uM] | ||||
| weak [IC50 >100 uM] | ||||
| weak [IC50 >100 uM] | ||||
| weak [IC50 >100 uM] | ||||
| weak | ||||
| yes | ||||
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| yes |
Drug as victim
| Target | Modality | Activity | Metabolite | Clinical evidence |
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| no | ||||
| yes [Km 1.8 uM] | ||||
| yes [Km 60 uM] | ||||
| yes [Km 961.8 uM] | ||||
| yes | ||||
| yes | ||||
| yes |
PubMed
| Title | Date | PubMed |
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| Biological evaluation of proanthocyanidin dimers and related polyphenols. | 1999 Jul |
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| Potential cancer-chemopreventive activities of wine stilbenoids and flavans extracted from grape (Vitis vinifera) cell cultures. | 2001 |
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| Erythrocyte sodium/hydrogen exchange inhibition by (-) epicatechin. | 2001 |
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| Measurement of copper-binding sites on low density lipoprotein. | 2001 Apr |
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| Comparative contents of dietary fiber, total phenolics, and minerals in persimmons and apples. | 2001 Feb |
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| Structural features of procyanidin interactions with salivary proteins. | 2001 Feb |
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| Nutrient distribution and phenolic antioxidants in air-classified fractions of beach pea (Lathyrus maritimus L.). | 2001 Feb |
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| Studies in polyphenol chemistry and bioactivity. 3.(1,2) stereocontrolled synthesis of epicatechin-4alpha,8-epicatechin, an unnatural isomer of the B-type procyanidins. | 2001 Feb 23 |
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| Resveratrol and a novel tyrosinase in Carignan grape juice. | 2001 Mar |
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| Stereospecificity in membrane effects of catechins. | 2001 Mar 14 |
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| Epicatechin and its in vivo metabolite, 3'-O-methyl epicatechin, protect human fibroblasts from oxidative-stress-induced cell death involving caspase-3 activation. | 2001 Mar 15 |
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| Contrasting influences of glucuronidation and O-methylation of epicatechin on hydrogen peroxide-induced cell death in neurons and fibroblasts. | 2001 Nov 1 |
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| Simplified catechin-gallate inhibitors of HIV-1 reverse transcriptase. | 2001 Oct 22 |
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| Intracellular reduced glutathione content in normal and type 2 diabetic erythrocytes: effect of insulin and (-)epicatechin. | 2001 Sep |
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| Insulin-like effect of (-)epicatechin on erythrocyte membrane acetylcholinesterase activity in type 2 diabetes mellitus. | 2001 Sep |
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| Flavonoids protect neurons from oxidized low-density-lipoprotein-induced apoptosis involving c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK), c-Jun and caspase-3. | 2001 Sep 15 |
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| High-performance liquid chromatographic method for simultaneous determination of hawthorn active components in rat plasma. | 2001 Sep 5 |
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| Procyanidins are not bioavailable in rats fed a single meal containing a grapeseed extract or the procyanidin dimer B3. | 2002 Apr |
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| Fractionation of polymeric procyanidins from lowbush blueberry and quantification of procyanidins in selected foods with an optimized normal-phase HPLC-MS fluorescent detection method. | 2002 Aug 14 |
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| Uptake and metabolism of epicatechin and its access to the brain after oral ingestion. | 2002 Dec 15 |
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| Antioxidant capacities of ten edible North American plants. | 2002 Feb |
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| Preparative isolation of polyphenolic compounds from Vitis vinifera by centrifugal partition chromatography. | 2002 Jul 26 |
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| Principles of root bark of Hippocratea excelsa (Hippocrataceae) with gastroprotective activity. | 2002 Mar |
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| Stability of the flavan-3-ols epicatechin and catechin and related dimeric procyanidins derived from cocoa. | 2002 Mar 13 |
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| The effects of flavanol-rich cocoa and aspirin on ex vivo platelet function. | 2002 May 15 |
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| Procyanidin dimer B2 [epicatechin-(4beta-8)-epicatechin] in human plasma after the consumption of a flavanol-rich cocoa. | 2002 Oct |
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| Cocoa extract protects against early alcohol-induced liver injury in the rat. | 2002 Oct 1 |
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| Influence of flavan-3-ols and procyanidins on UVC-mediated formation of 8-oxo-7,8-dihydro-2'-deoxyguanosine in isolated DNA. | 2002 Oct 15 |
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| Elevation of P-glycoprotein function by a catechin in green tea. | 2002 Sep 20 |
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| Interaction of designed sulfated flavanoids with antithrombin: lessons on the design of organic activators. | 2002 Sep 26 |
Sample Use Guides
Ten adults with genetically-confirmed Becker muscular dystrophy received (-)-epicatechin 100 mg/day orally for 8 weeks.
Route of Administration:
Oral
HCAEC cells were obtained from 14-, 40, and 60-year old healthy male donors. Cells were maintained in HCAEC growth medium at 37 deg-C under a 5% CO2 atmosphere. Sixteen hours prior to experiments, HCAECs were washed with phenol red-free Hank’s salts solution and kept in phenol red-free M-199 supplemented with 200 mmol/L of L-glutamine and 1% antibiotic mix. To develop time response curves, cells were treated with 1 micromol/L epicatechin diluted in water. Culture media samples were collected at 0, 5, 10, 20, 30, 60, 120, 180 and 240 min. To develop concentration-response curves, cells were treated with epicatechin (0.1 nmol/L–100 μmol/L) for 10 min. Increases in NO were detected as early as 5 min after treatment, with a maximal effect occurring at 10–30 minutes and a maximal effect was obtained with 1 μmol/L epicatechin.
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