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Catechin

Research stage
Emerging research
Also known as (+)-Cyanidan-3-ol, (+)-Cyanidanol, (2R,3S)-(+)-Catechin, (2R,3S)-catechin+8 more

(+)-Cyanidan-3-ol, (+)-Cyanidanol, (2R,3S)-(+)-Catechin, (2R,3S)-catechin, CIANIDANOL, Catechuic acid, Cianidanolum, D-(+)-Catechin, D-Catechol, d-Catechin, (+)-Catechol, (+)-catechin.

RxNorm1367177ChEMBLCHEMBL311498UNII8R1V1STN48
4
Research papers
Latest activity
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Identifiers & mechanism

Canonical identifiers, marketed brand names and mechanism, resolved across RxNorm, ChEMBL and ATC.

Canonical name
Catechin
Aliases & brands
(+)-Cyanidan-3-ol(+)-Cyanidanol(2R,3S)-(+)-Catechin(2R,3S)-catechinCIANIDANOLCatechuic acidCianidanolumD-(+)-CatechinD-Catechold-Catechin(+)-Catechol(+)-catechin
RxNorm CUI
1367177
ChEMBL ID
CHEMBL311498
UNII
8R1V1STN48

Research activity

4 papers

Key research shaping understanding of this drug, combining the latest publications with the most influential evidence.

Publications over time
20192024
Major research themes5
Catechin1Fermented Foods1Ischemic Stroke1Neuroprotective Agents1Tea1
Journals, researchers & institutions
Top journals
  • International journal of molecular sciences1
  • Molecules (Basel, Switzerland)1
  • Nature communications1
  • PloS one1
Leading researchers
  • Atanasov AG1
  • Bian Z1
  • Cannataro R1
  • Caroleo MC1
  • Chen T1
  • Cione E1
  • Corke H1
  • Feng YB1
Leading institutions
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  • Chinese Medicine Clinical Study Center1
  • College of Veterinary Medicine1
  • Functional Metabolomic and Gut Microbiome Laboratory1
  • Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Food1
  • Institute of Urban Agriculture1
  • School of Agriculture and Biology1

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4 matches

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Studied across 2 of the same disease areas as Catechin in the shared literature.

2 shared diseases1 shared paper
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Frequently co-studied with Catechin in the research literature.

1 shared paper
References & data sources
  • RxNorm (U.S. National Library of Medicine) — drug identity
  • ChEMBL (EMBL-EBI) & UniProt — pharmacology and targets
  • Europe PMC — research literature