Chemical Component Summary

Name6-[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-6-(hydroxymethyl)-3,4,5-tris(oxidanyl)oxan-2-yl]oxy-7-oxidanyl-chromen-2-one
SynonymsEsculin
Identifiers6-[(2~{S},3~{R},4~{S},5~{S},6~{R})-6-(hydroxymethyl)-3,4,5-tris(oxidanyl)oxan-2-yl]oxy-7-oxidanyl-chromen-2-one
FormulaC15 H16 O9
Molecular Weight340.282
TypeNON-POLYMER
Isomeric SMILESc1c2c(cc(c1O[C@H]3[C@@H]([C@H]([C@@H]([C@H](O3)CO)O)O)O)O)OC(=O)C=C2
InChIInChI=1S/C15H16O9/c16-5-10-12(19)13(20)14(21)15(24-10)23-9-3-6-1-2-11(18)22-8(6)4-7(9)17/h1-4,10,12-17,19-21H,5H2/t10-,12-,13+,14-,15-/m1/s1
InChIKeyXHCADAYNFIFUHF-TVKJYDDYSA-N

Chemical Details

Formal Charge0
Atom Count40
Chiral Atom Count5
Bond Count42
Aromatic Bond Count6

Drug Info: DrugBank

DrugBank IDDB13155 
NameEsculin
Groups approved
DescriptionEsculin is found in barley. Vitamin C2 is generally considered a bioflavanoid, related to vitamin P esculin is a glucoside that naturally occurs in the horse chestnut (Aesculus hippocastanum), California Buckeye (Aesculus californica) and in daphnin (the dark green resin of Daphne mezereum). Esculin belongs to the family of Glycosyl Compounds. These are carbohydrate derivatives in which a sugar group is bonded through its anmoeric carbonA to another group via a C-, S-,N-,O-, or Se- glycosidic bond.
Synonyms
  • 6,7-Dihydroxycoumarin 6-glucoside
  • Esculin sodium
  • 6-(beta-D-Glucopyranosyloxy)-7-hydroxy-2H-1-benzopyran-2-one
  • 6,7-Dihydroxycoumarin-6-O-glucoside
  • Aesculin
Brand Names
  • Proctol Suppositories
  • Proctol Ointment
  • Proctosone Sup
  • Proctosone Ont
  • Teva-proctosone
IndicationAs medication, esculin is sometimes used as a vasoprotective agent. Esculin is also used in a microbiology laboratory to aid in the identification of bacterial species (especially Enterococci and Listeria), as all strains of Group D Streptococci hydrolyze æsculin in 40% bile.
Categories
  • Benzopyrans
  • Carbohydrates
  • Coumarins
  • Glucosides
  • Glycosides
CAS number531-75-9

Drug Targets

NameTarget SequencePharmacological ActionActions
Androgen receptorMEVQLGLGRVYPRPPSKTYRGAFQNLFQSVREVIQNPGPRHPEAASAAPP...unknownagonist
Glutaminase kidney isoform, mitochondrialMMRLRGSGMLRDLLLRSPAGVSATLRRAQPLVTLCRRPRGGGRPAAGPAA...unknownsubstrate
Drug Info/Drug Targets: DrugBank 3.0: a comprehensive resource for 'omics' research on drugs. Knox C, Law V, Jewison T, Liu P, Ly S, Frolkis A, Pon A, Banco K, Mak C, Neveu V, Djoumbou Y, Eisner R, Guo AC, Wishart DS. Nucleic Acids Res. 2011 Jan; 39 (Database issue):D1035-41. | PMID:21059682

Related Resource References

Resource NameReference
PubChem 5281417
ChEMBL CHEMBL482581
ChEBI CHEBI:4853
CCDC/CSD DIKTEW