Diphlorethol is a phlorotannin found in the brown alga Cystophora retroflexa.[1] It falls under the phlorethols class of phlorotannins due to the ether bond that connects its two phloroglucinol units.[2]

References

  1. ^ Sailler, Birgit; Glombitza, Karl-Werner (1999-03-10). "Phlorethols and fucophlorethols from the brown alga Cystophora retroflexa". Phytochemistry. 50 (5): 869–881. doi:10.1016/S0031-9422(98)00643-8. ISSN 0031-9422.
  2. ^ Pradhan, Biswajita; Nayak, Rabindra; Bhuyan, Prajna Paramita; Patra, Srimanta; Behera, Chhandashree; Sahoo, Sthitaprajna; Ki, Jang-Seu; Quarta, Alessandra; Ragusa, Andrea; Jena, Mrutyunjay (17 May 2022). "Algal Phlorotannins as Novel Antibacterial Agents with Reference to the Antioxidant Modulation: Current Advances and Future Directions". Marine Drugs. 20 (6): 403. doi:10.3390/md20060403. ISSN 1660-3397. PMC 9228090. PMID 35736206.