SMILES: C1=C(C=C(C=C1O)OC2=C(C=C(C3=C2OC4=C(C=C(C=C4O3)OC5=C(C=C(C=C5O)OC6=C(C=C(C7=C6OC8=C(C=C(C=C8O7)O)O)O)O)O)O)O)O)O
Description: The molecule is a phlorotannin isolated from a brown alga Ecklonia cava which exhibits antioxidant, hepatoprotective and anticoagulant activities. It has a role as a metabolite, a radical scavenger, an EC 3.2.1.20 (alpha-glucosidase) inhibitor, a hepatoprotective agent and an anticoagulant. It is a phlorotannin, an aromatic ether and an oxacycle. It derives from a phloroglucinol.