(+)-catechin

type of natural phenol produced by plants as a secondary metabolite
ChemicalSubstance type_of_chemical_entity Q415007
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(+)-catechin

Summary

(+)-catechin is a type of chemical entity[1]. (+)-catechin ranks in the top 4% of type_of_chemical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (270 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • (+)-catechin's instance of is recorded as type of chemical entity[3].
  • (+)-catechin's chemical structure is recorded as (+)-Catechin.svg[4].
  • (+)-catechin's CAS Registry Number is recorded as 154-23-4[5].
  • (+)-catechin's EC number is recorded as 205-825-1[6].
  • (+)-catechin's canonical SMILES is recorded as C1C(C(OC2=CC(=CC(=C21)O)O)C3=CC(=C(C=C3)O)O)O[7].
  • (+)-catechin's InChI is recorded as 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+/m0/s1[8].
  • (+)-catechin's InChIKey is recorded as PFTAWBLQPZVEMU-DZGCQCFKSA-N[9].
  • (+)-catechin's chemical formula is recorded as C₁₅H₁₄O₆[10].
  • (+)-catechin's subclass of is recorded as Catechin (no stereochemistry defined)[11].
  • (+)-catechin's part of is recorded as leucoanthocyanidin reductase activity[12].
  • (+)-catechin's Commons category is recorded as (+)-Catechin[13].
  • (+)-catechin's has part is recorded as carbon[14].
  • (+)-catechin's ChEMBL ID is recorded as CHEMBL311498[15].
  • (+)-catechin's PDB structure ID is recorded as 4C9I[16].
  • (+)-catechin's PDB structure ID is recorded as 4C94[17].
  • (+)-catechin's PDB structure ID is recorded as 3I52[18].
  • (+)-catechin's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/043_xf[19].
  • (+)-catechin's UNII is recorded as 8R1V1STN48[20].
  • (+)-catechin's UNII is recorded as 5J4Y243W61[21].
  • (+)-catechin's ChemSpider ID is recorded as 8711[22].
  • (+)-catechin's PubChem CID is recorded as 9064[23].
  • (+)-catechin's KEGG ID is recorded as C06562[24].
  • (+)-catechin's ChEBI ID is recorded as 15600[25].
  • (+)-catechin's found in taxon is recorded as Q132557[26].
  • (+)-catechin's found in taxon is recorded as Picea abies[27].

Why It Matters

(+)-catechin ranks in the top 4% of type_of_chemical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (270 views/month).[2] (+)-catechin has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] (+)-catechin is known by 39 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . ChEBI. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Global Substance Registration System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Gene Ontology release 2020-05-02. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . ChEMBL. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Protein Data Bank. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Protein Data Bank. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Protein Data Bank. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Q2311683. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . ChEBI. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Evaluation of different detection modes for the analysis of procyanidins in leaves and flowers ofCrataegus spp. Part I. Diode array and electrochemical detection. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Characterisation of Phenolic Constituents from Juvenile and Mature Needles of Norway Spruce by Means of High Performance Liquid Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). (+)-catechin. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/catechin
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_catechin_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{(+)-catechin}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/catechin}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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