Record Information
Version1.0
StatusDetected and Quantified
Creation Date2020-10-27 23:48:04 UTC
Update Date2024-04-30 19:31:43 UTC
Metabolite IDMMDBc0000265
Metabolite Identification
Common Namegamma-Tocotrienol
Descriptiongamma-Tocotrienol, also known as 7,8-dimethyltocotrienol, belongs to the class of organic compounds known as tocotrienols. These are vitamin E derivatives containing an unsaturated trimethyltrideca-3,7,11-trien-1-yl chain attached to the C6 atom of a benzopyran ring system. They differ from tocopherols that contain a saturated trimethyltridecyl chain. Thus, gamma-tocotrienol is considered to be a quinone lipid molecule. gamma-Tocotrienol is a very hydrophobic molecule, practically insoluble (in water), and relatively neutral. gamma-Tocotrienol targets cancer cells by inhibiting Id1, a key cancer-promoting protein. gamma-Tocotrienol was shown to trigger cell apoptosis and well as anti-proliferation of cancer cells. This mechanism was also observed in separate prostate cancer and melanoma cell line studies.
Structure
Synonyms
ValueSource
(2R)-2,7,8-Trimethyl-2-[(3E,7E)-4,8,12-trimethyltrideca-3,7,11-trien-1-yl]-3,4-dihydro-2H-1-benzopyran-6-olChEBI
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Tocotrienol, gammaHMDB
(2R)-3,4-Dihydro-2,7,8-trimethyl-2-[(3E,7E)-4,8,12-trimethyl-3,7,11-tridecatrien-1-yl]-2H-1-benzopyran-6-olHMDB
(R)-gamma-TocotrienolHMDB
(R)-Γ-tocotrienolHMDB
7,8-DimethyltocotrienolHMDB
D-gamma-TocotrienolHMDB
D-Γ-tocotrienolHMDB
Plastochromanol 3HMDB
gamma-TocotrienolHMDB
Molecular FormulaC28H42O2
Average Mass410.6319
Monoisotopic Mass410.318480588
IUPAC Name(2R)-2,7,8-trimethyl-2-[(3E,7E)-4,8,12-trimethyltrideca-3,7,11-trien-1-yl]-3,4-dihydro-2H-1-benzopyran-6-ol
Traditional Namegamma-tocotrienol
CAS Registry Number14101-61-2
SMILES
CC(C)=CCC\C(C)=C\CC\C(C)=C\CC[C@]1(C)CCC2=CC(O)=C(C)C(C)=C2O1
InChI Identifier
InChI=1S/C28H42O2/c1-20(2)11-8-12-21(3)13-9-14-22(4)15-10-17-28(7)18-16-25-19-26(29)23(5)24(6)27(25)30-28/h11,13,15,19,29H,8-10,12,14,16-18H2,1-7H3/b21-13+,22-15+/t28-/m1/s1
InChI KeyOTXNTMVVOOBZCV-WAZJVIJMSA-N