Acutissimin A

Acutissimin A is a flavono-ellagitannin, a type of tannin formed from the linking of a flavonoid with an ellagitannin.

Acutissimin A

Chemical structure of acutissimin A
Identifiers
CAS Number	108906-66-7 N
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image
ChemSpider	10258694 Y
PubChem CID	44559699
InChI InChI=1S/C56H38O31/c57-15-2-1-10(3-17(15)59)47-22(64)4-11-16(58)8-18(60)27(48(11)84-47)32-31-34-30(43(73)46(76)44(31)74)29-33-28(41(71)45(75)42(29)72)26-14(7-21(63)37(67)40(26)70)53(78)83-23-9-82-52(77)12-5-19(61)35(65)38(68)24(12)25-13(6-20(62)36(66)39(25)69)54(79)85-49(23)51(87-56(33)81)50(32)86-55(34)80/h1-3,5-8,22-23,32,47,49-51,57-76H,4,9H2/t22-,23+,32+,47+,49+,50-,51-/m0/s1 Y Key: DRHVFLXLYQESEQ-DHGKJAGISA-N Y InChI=1/C56H38O31/c57-15-2-1-10(3-17(15)59)47-22(64)4-11-16(58)8-18(60)27(48(11)84-47)32-31-34-30(43(73)46(76)44(31)74)29-33-28(41(71)45(75)42(29)72)26-14(7-21(63)37(67)40(26)70)53(78)83-23-9-82-52(77)12-5-19(61)35(65)38(68)24(12)25-13(6-20(62)36(66)39(25)69)54(79)85-49(23)51(87-56(33)81)50(32)86-55(34)80/h1-3,5-8,22-23,32,47,49-51,57-76H,4,9H2/t22-,23+,32+,47+,49+,50-,51-/m0/s1 Key: DRHVFLXLYQESEQ-DHGKJAGIBL
SMILES OC1=C(C2=C(O)C(O)=C(O)C=C2C(O[C@@H]([C@H](OC3=O)[C@@H](O4)[C@@H](C5=C(O)C=C(O)C6=C5O[C@H](C7=CC=C(O)C(O)=C7)[C@@H](O)C6)C8=C(O)C(O)=C(O)C(C9=C3C%10=C(O)C(O)=C9O)=C8C4=O)[C@H](OC(C%11=C%10C(O)=C(O)C(O)=C%11)=O)COC%12=O)=O)C%12=CC(O)=C1O
Properties
Chemical formula	C56H38O31
Molar mass	1206.88 g/mol
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). N verify (what is YN ?) Infobox references

In 2003, scientists at Institut Européen de Chimie et Biologie in Pessac, France found that when the oak tannin vescalagin interacts with a flavanoid in wine acutissimin A is created. In separate studies this phenolic compound has been shown to be 250 times more effective than the pharmaceutical drug Etoposide in stopping the growth of cancerous tumors.^[1][2][3]

See also

• Phenolic compounds in wine

References

1. Quideau S, Jourdes M, Saucier C, Glories Y, Pardon P, Baudry C (December 2003). "DNA topoisomerase inhibitor acutissimin a and other flavano-ellagitannins in red wine". Angewandte Chemie. 42 (48): 6012–4. doi:10.1002/anie.200352089. PMID 14679557.
2. Kashiwada Y, Nonaka G, Nishioka I, Chang JJ, Lee KH (August 1992). "Antitumor agents, 129. Tannins and related compounds as selective cytotoxic agents". Journal of Natural Products. 55 (8): 1033–43. doi:10.1021/np50086a002. PMID 1431932.
3. Quideau S, Jourdes M, Saucier C, Glories Y, Pardon P, Baudry C (2003). "DNA Topoisomerase Inhibitor Acutissimin A and Other Flavano-Ellagitannins in Red Wine". Angewandte Chemie. 115 (48): 6194–6. Bibcode:2003AngCh.115.6194Q. doi:10.1002/ange.200352089. While it would be quite inappropriate to infer from the presence of acutissimin A in red wine that this beverage possesses antitumor properties, our work shows for the first time that wine contains polyphenolic molecules displaying both ellagitannin and flavanoid structural features.