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Stereochemistry ABSOLUTE
Molecular Formula C29H24O12
Molecular Weight 564.4937
Optical Activity UNSPECIFIED
Defined Stereocenters 4 / 4
E/Z Centers 0
Charge 0

SHOW SMILES / InChI
Structure of THEAFLAVIN

SMILES

[H][C@@]1(OC2=CC(O)=CC(O)=C2C[C@H]1O)C3=CC(O)=C(O)C4=C(O)C(=O)C=C(C=C34)[C@@]5([H])OC6=CC(O)=CC(O)=C6C[C@H]5O

InChI

InChIKey=IPMYMEWFZKHGAX-ZKSIBHASSA-N
InChI=1S/C29H24O12/c30-11-3-17(32)15-8-21(36)28(40-23(15)5-11)10-1-13-14(7-20(35)27(39)25(13)26(38)19(34)2-10)29-22(37)9-16-18(33)4-12(31)6-24(16)41-29/h1-7,21-22,28-33,35-37,39H,8-9H2,(H,34,38)/t21-,22-,28-,29-/m1/s1

HIDE SMILES / InChI

Molecular Formula C29H24O12
Molecular Weight 564.4937
Charge 0
Count
Stereochemistry ABSOLUTE
Additional Stereochemistry No
Defined Stereocenters 4 / 4
E/Z Centers 0
Optical Activity UNSPECIFIED

Theaflavin is a black tea polyphenol, which possesses a wide variety of pharmacological properties including potent antioxidative, anti-apoptotic, anti-cancer and anti-inflammatory effects. Theaflavin (TF-1) can bind to, and inhibit the purified 20S proteasome, accompanied by suppression of tumour cell proliferation, suggesting that the tumour proteasome is an important target whose inhibition is at least partially responsible for the anticancer effects of black tea. Theaflavin is a potent inhibitor of interleukin-8 gene expression in vitro. The proximal mechanism of this effect involves, in part, inhibition of IkappaB kinase activation and activator protein-1 pathway. Theaflavin has been known to possess neuroprotective effects against ischemia, Alzheimer's disease and other neurodegenerative disorders.

CNS Activity

Curator's Comment: Theaflavin has been known to possess neuroprotective effects against ischemia, Alzheimer's disease and other neurodegenerative disorders in animal models.

Originator

Curator's Comment: Theaflavin and the other flavan-3-ols were first discovered and isolated in 1929 at the Institute of Physical and Chemical Research in Japan by Dr Michiyo Tsujimura.

Approval Year

Sourcing

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PubMed

PubMed

TitleDatePubMed
Analysis of black tea theaflavins by non-aqueous capillary electrophoresis.
2001 Jun 1
Black tea is a powerful chemopreventor of reactive oxygen and nitrogen species: comparison with its individual catechin constituents and green tea.
2001 Jun 1
Effects of purified green and black tea polyphenols on cyclooxygenase- and lipoxygenase-dependent metabolism of arachidonic acid in human colon mucosa and colon tumor tissues.
2001 Nov 1
Anticlastogenic effects of black tea (World blend) and its two active polyphenols theaflavins and thearubigins in vivo in Swiss albino mice.
2001 Oct 26
Analysis of theaflavins in biological fluids using liquid chromatography-electrospray mass spectrometry.
2001 Sep 5
Inhibition of 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate-induced inflammatory skin edema and ornithine decarboxylase activity by theaflavin-3,3'-digallate in mouse.
2002
[Protective effect of tea pigments on mice skin photoaging induced by UV irradiation].
2002 Jan
Antimutagenic effects of black tea (World Blend) and its two active polyphenols theaflavins and thearubigins in Salmonella assays.
2002 Nov
Tea enhances insulin activity.
2002 Nov 20
Black tea represents a major source of dietary phenolics among regular tea drinkers.
2002 Oct
Cancer chemoprevention by tea polyphenols through modulating signal transduction pathways.
2002 Oct
Signal transduction pathways: targets for green and black tea polyphenols.
2003 Jan 31
Cholesterol-lowering effect of a theaflavin-enriched green tea extract: a randomized controlled trial.
2003 Jun 23
Antimicrobial activity of 10 different plant polyphenols against bacteria causing food-borne disease.
2004 Dec
Ellipsometry analysis of the in vitro adsorption of tea polyphenols onto salivary pellicles.
2004 Dec
Modulation of phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase/protein kinase B- and mitogen-activated protein kinase-pathways by tea polyphenols in human prostate cancer cells.
2004 Feb 1
Enzymatic synthesis of tea theaflavin derivatives and their anti-inflammatory and cytotoxic activities.
2004 Jan 15
Theaflavin, a black tea extract, is a novel anti-inflammatory compound.
2004 Oct
Optimization of theaflavin biosynthesis from tea polyphenols using an immobilized enzyme system and response surface methodology.
2005 Feb
The signal transduction networks required for phosphorylation of STAT1 at Ser727 in mouse epidermal JB6 cells in the UVB response and inhibitory mechanisms of tea polyphenols.
2005 Feb
[Effect of tea polyphenols on oxidative metabolism of polymorphonuclear neutrophils in healthy and obese people].
2005 Jul
Creaming in black tea.
2005 Oct 5
Modulation of the oxidative stress and nuclear factor kappaB activation by theaflavin 3,3'-gallate in the rats exposed to cerebral ischemia-reperfusion.
2007
Black tea polyphenols mimic insulin/insulin-like growth factor-1 signalling to the longevity factor FOXO1a.
2008 Jan
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30 male and female Japanese were enrolled and participants were randomly allocated to receive placebo, theaflavin (50 or 100 mg/day), or catechin (400 mg/ml) for 10 weeks.
Route of Administration: Oral
Incubation of rat microsomal tissue preparation with 0.1 umol [1b- 3H] androstenedione as a substrate were performed in the presence of EGCG, TF-1 (Theaflavin-1), TF-2 (Theaflavin-2) and TF-3 (Theaflavin-3) with concentrations ranging from 5 to 40 uM. EGCG, TF-1, TF-2 and TF-3 induced a concentrationdependent inhibition of rat ovarian and human placental aromatase activities. the IC50 of EGCG, TF-1, TF-2 and TF-3 inhibited aromatase activity of rat ovarian microsomes were 18.27± 1.26, 5.72± 0.61, 7.33± 0.22, and 20.37± 2.57 uM, respectively. EGCG, TF-1, TF-2 and TF-3 also inhibited the activity of aromatase obtained from human placenta and the IC50 were 13.79± 0.89, 4.17± 0.84, 3.23± 0.08 and 3.45± 0.18 uM, respectively.
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Name Type Language
THEAFLAVIN
Common Name English
1,8-BIS(3-ALPHA,5,7-TRIHYDROXY-2-ALPHA-CHROMANYL)-5H-BENZOCYCLOHEPTEN-5-ONE
Common Name English
3,4,5-TRIHYDROXY-1,8-BIS((2R,3R)-3,5,7-TRIHYDROXY-2-CHROMANYL)-6-BENZO(7)ANNULENONE
Common Name English
THEAFLAVINE [MI]
Common Name English
1,8-BIS((2R,3R)-3,5,7-TRIHYDROXY-2H-1-BENZOPYRAN-2-YL)-3,4,6-TRIHYDROXY-5H-BENZOCYCLOHEPTEN-5-ONE
Common Name English
5H-BENZOCYCLOHEPTEN-5-ONE, 1,8-BIS(3-ALPHA,5,7-TRIHYDROXY-2-ALPHA-CHROMANYL)-3,4,6-TRIHYDROXY-
Common Name English
5H-BENZOCYCLOHEPTEN-5-ONE, 1,8-BIS((2R,3R)-3,5,7-TRIHYDROXY-2H-1-BENZOPYRAN-2-YL)-3,4,6-TRIHYDROXY
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DSLD 3126 (Number of products:1)
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NCI_THESAURUS C275
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Code System Code Type Description
CAS
4670-05-7
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PUBCHEM
114777
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EPA CompTox
DTXSID40196916
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RXCUI
38021
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WIKIPEDIA
THEAFLAVIN
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MESH
C056068
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MERCK INDEX
m10693
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NCI_THESAURUS
C29855
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FDA UNII
1IA46M0D13
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CHEBI
136609
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