obovatol

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| PIN = 5-(Prop-2-en-1-yl)-3-[4-(prop-2-en-1-yl)phenoxy]benzene-1,2-diol

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| CASNo = 83864-78-2

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| ChEMBL = 491809

| PubChem = 100771

| ChemSpiderID = 91051

| InChI = 1S/C18H18O3/c1-3-5-13-7-9-15(10-8-13)21-17-12-14(6-4-2)11-16(19)18(17)20/h3-4,7-12,19-20H,1-2,5-6H2

| InChIKey = OPGPFZQBCIAFLI-UHFFFAOYSA-N

| SMILES = C=CCC1=CC=C(C=C1)OC2=CC(=CC(=C2O)O)CC=C }}

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| C=18 | H=18 | O=3

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Obovatol is a biphenolic anti-inflammatory, anxiolytic, and nootropic isolated from the bark of Magnolia obovata.{{cite journal |pmid=22212065 |year=2012 |last1=Choi |first1=DY |last2=Lee |first2=JW |last3=Peng |first3=J |last4=Lee |first4=YJ |last5=Han |first5=JY |last6=Lee |first6=YH |last7=Choi |first7=IS |last8=Han |first8=SB |last9=Jung |first9=JK|last10=Lee|first10=WS |last11=Lee |first11=SH |last12=Kwon |first12=BM |last13=Oh |first13=KW |last14=Hong |first14=JT |title=Obovatol improves cognitive functions in animal models for Alzheimer's disease |volume=120 |issue=6 |pages=1048–59 |doi=10.1111/j.1471-4159.2011.07642.x |journal=Journal of Neurochemistry |s2cid=25896721 |doi-access=free}} It is a biphenyl lignan.Obovatol and obovatal, novel biphenyl ether lignans from the leaves of Magnolia obovata Thunb. K Ito, T Iida, K Ichino, M Tsunezuka and M Hattori, … and Pharmaceutical Bulletin, 1982