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Terflavin B

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Terflavin B
Chemical structure of terflavin B
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
  • C1=C(C=C(C(=C1O)O)O)C(=O)OCC2C(C(C(C(O2)O)O)O)OC(=O)C3=CC(=C(C(=C3C4=C(C(=C5C6=C4C(=O)OC7=C6C(=CC(=C7O)O)C(=O)O5)O)O)O)O)O
Properties
C34H24O22
Molar mass 784.54 g/mol
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Terflavin B is an ellagitannin, a type of hydrolysable tannin. It can be found in Myrobalanus chebula (Terminalia chebula), the black chebulic, and in Terminalia catappa, the Indian almond.[1]

It is formed from a nonahydroxytriphenic acid dilactone and a gallic acid linked to a glucose molecules.

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