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  <version>1.0</version>
  <creation_date>2016-05-25 20:55:24 UTC</creation_date>
  <update_date>2026-04-15 16:40:43 UTC</update_date>
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  <common_name>Licochalcone A</common_name>
  <class>SmallMolecule</class>
  <description>Licochalcone A is an organic compound with the formula C21H22O4 and an average molecular weight of 338.40 g/mol. Licochalcone A belongs to the chalcones and dihydrochalcones, a subclass of linear 1,3-diarylpropanoids within the organic compounds. This compound is found in or released from one recorded source: food, food processing &amp; cookware, specifically in the preparation of vinegar. Regarding its biological activity, Licochalcone A is recorded as an inhibitor of the protein target tyrosine-protein phosphatase non-receptor type 1 (PTPN1).</description>
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  <chemical_formula>C21H22O4</chemical_formula>
  <average_molecular_weight>338.397</average_molecular_weight>
  <monisotopic_moleculate_weight>338.151809192</monisotopic_moleculate_weight>
  <iupac_name>(2Z)-3-[4-hydroxy-2-methoxy-5-(2-methylbut-3-en-2-yl)phenyl]-1-(4-hydroxyphenyl)prop-2-en-1-one</iupac_name>
  <traditional_iupac>(2Z)-3-[4-hydroxy-2-methoxy-5-(2-methylbut-3-en-2-yl)phenyl]-1-(4-hydroxyphenyl)prop-2-en-1-one</traditional_iupac>
  <cas_registry_number>58749-22-7</cas_registry_number>
  <smiles>COC1=C(\C=C/C(=O)C2=CC=C(O)C=C2)C=C(C(O)=C1)C(C)(C)C=C</smiles>
  <inchi>InChI=1S/C21H22O4/c1-5-21(2,3)17-12-15(20(25-4)13-19(17)24)8-11-18(23)14-6-9-16(22)10-7-14/h5-13,22,24H,1H2,2-4H3/b11-8-</inchi>
  <inchikey>KAZSKMJFUPEHHW-FLIBITNWSA-N</inchikey>
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    <kingdom>Organic compounds</kingdom>
    <super_class>Phenylpropanoids and polyketides</super_class>
    <class>Linear 1,3-diarylpropanoids</class>
    <sub_class>Chalcones and dihydrochalcones</sub_class>
    <direct_parent>Retrochalcones</direct_parent>
    <alternate_parents>
      <alternative_parent>1-hydroxy-2-unsubstituted benzenoids</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Acryloyl compounds</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Alkyl aryl ethers</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Anisoles</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Aryl ketones</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Benzoyl derivatives</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Cinnamylphenols</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Enones</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Hydrocarbon derivatives</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Hydroxycinnamic acids and derivatives</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Methoxybenzenes</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Methoxyphenols</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Organic oxides</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Phenoxy compounds</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Phenylpropanes</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Styrenes</alternative_parent>
    </alternate_parents>
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      <substituent>1-hydroxy-2-unsubstituted benzenoid</substituent>
      <substituent>Acryloyl-group</substituent>
      <substituent>Alkyl aryl ether</substituent>
      <substituent>Alpha,beta-unsaturated ketone</substituent>
      <substituent>Anisole</substituent>
      <substituent>Aromatic homomonocyclic compound</substituent>
      <substituent>Aryl ketone</substituent>
      <substituent>Benzenoid</substituent>
      <substituent>Benzoyl</substituent>
      <substituent>Cinnamylphenol</substituent>
      <substituent>Enone</substituent>
      <substituent>Ether</substituent>
      <substituent>Hydrocarbon derivative</substituent>
      <substituent>Hydroxycinnamic acid or derivatives</substituent>
      <substituent>Ketone</substituent>
      <substituent>Methoxybenzene</substituent>
      <substituent>Methoxyphenol</substituent>
      <substituent>Monocyclic benzene moiety</substituent>
      <substituent>Organic oxide</substituent>
      <substituent>Organic oxygen compound</substituent>
      <substituent>Organooxygen compound</substituent>
      <substituent>Phenol</substituent>
      <substituent>Phenol ether</substituent>
      <substituent>Phenoxy compound</substituent>
      <substituent>Phenylpropane</substituent>
      <substituent>Retrochalcone</substituent>
      <substituent>Styrene</substituent>
    </substituents>
    <molecular_framework>Aromatic homomonocyclic compounds</molecular_framework>
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  </taxonomy>
  <status>Detected and Not Quantified</status>
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