gastrol

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| ImageFile = Gastrol.svg

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| ImageAlt = Chemical structure of gastrol

| PIN = 4-{[(4-Hydroxyphenyl)methoxy]methyl}-2-[(4-hydroxyphenyl)methyl]phenol

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| CASNo = 473231-03-7

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| ChEMBL = 4461889

| PubChem = 636636

| ChemSpiderID = 552379

| InChI = 1/C21H20O4/c22-19-6-1-15(2-7-19)11-18-12-17(5-10-21(18)24)14-25-13-16-3-8-20(23)9-4-16/h1-10,12,22-24H,11,13-14H2

| InChIKey = QBQNMIPDPJEZHR-UHFFFAOYAC

| StdInChI = 1S/C21H20O4/c22-19-6-1-15(2-7-19)11-18-12-17(5-10-21(18)24)14-25-13-16-3-8-20(23)9-4-16/h1-10,12,22-24H,11,13-14H2

| StdInChIKey = QBQNMIPDPJEZHR-UHFFFAOYSA-N

| SMILES = C1=CC(=CC=C1CC2=C(C=CC(=C2)COCC3=CC=C(C=C3)O)O)O

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| C=21|H=20|O=4

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Gastrol is a phenolic compound produced by the saprophytic orchid Gastrodia elata.{{cite journal | doi = 10.1016/S0031-9422(02)00008-0| pmid = 11853746| title = Phenolic compounds from Gastrodia rhizome and relaxant effects of related compounds on isolated smooth muscle preparation| journal = Phytochemistry| volume = 59| issue = 5| pages = 513–9| year = 2002| last1 = Hayashi| first1 = Junko| last2 = Sekine| first2 = Toshikazu| last3 = Deguchi| first3 = Shigeyoshi| last4 = Lin| first4 = Qing| last5 = Horie| first5 = Syunji| last6 = Tsuchiya| first6 = Shizuko| last7 = Yano| first7 = Shingo| last8 = Watanabe| first8 = Kazuo| last9 = Ikegami| first9 = Fumio| bibcode = 2002PChem..59..513H}}