Dihydroxybenzofuran

Spectrum of activity:	Gram-positive
Details of activity:	Strong bactericidal activity on S. aureus 6538P and S. epidermidis RP62A's planktonic state preventing biofilm formation
Institute where first reported:	Sapienza University, Italy; Indena SpA, Italy; Idena SpA, Italy
Year first mentioned:	2008
Highest developmental phase:	Preclinical
Development status:	Inactive

Chemical structure(s):
Canonical SMILES:	C1=CC2=C(C=C1)OC(=C2O)O
Isomeric SMILES:	C1=CC=C2C(=C1)C(=C(O2)O)O
InChI:	InChI=1S/C8H6O3/c9-7-5-3-1-2-4-6(5)11-8(7)10/h1-4,9-10H
InChI Key:	DNDWXJDUTDZBNV-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Structure link:	https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/22994886

External links:
Guide to Pharmacology:	dihydroxybenzofuran