Gallagic acid

Gallagic acid
Identifiers
CAS number 65995-62-2
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Properties
Molecular formula C28H14O18
Molar mass 638.39 g/mol
Exact mass 638.018013 u
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Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C, 100 kPa)
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Gallagic acid is a polyphenolic chemical compound that can be found in the ellagitannins, a type of tannin, found in Punica granatum (pomegranate).[1] It is a building block of the corresponding tannin punicalagins, punicalin, punicacortein C and 2-O-galloyl-punicalin.

See also

References

  1. ^ Antioxidant, antimalarial and antimicrobial activities of tannin-rich fractions, ellagitannins and phenolic acids from Punica granatum L. Reddy Muntha K., Gupta Sashi K., Jacob Melissa R., Khan Shabana I. and Ferreira Daneel, Planta medica, 2007, vol. 73, no5, pp. 461-467, INIST:18773247
Types of ellagitannins
Aglycones
Ellagic acid | Gallagic acid | Hexahydroxydiphenic acid | Terchebulinic acid | Tergallic acid
Examples
Acetonyl geraniin | Castalagin (Vescalagin) | Castalin | Casuarictin | Casuariin | Casuarinin | Cornusiin E | Elaeocarpusin | Euphorscopin | Geraniin | Grandinin | Helioscopin B, Helioscopinin A | Helioscopinin B | Jolkinin | Lambertianin C | Macranganin | Pedunculagin | Punicacortein C | Punigluconin | Punicalagin | 1-alpha-O-galloylpunicalagin | Punicalin | 2-O-galloyl-punicalin | Raspberry ellagitannin | Roburin A | Roburin B | Roburin C | Roburin D | Roburin E | Rugosin E | Sanguiin H-6 | Stachyurin | Strictinin | Supinanin | Tellimagrandin II | Teracatain | Terchebulin | Terflavin A | Terflavin B
Other