- Epicatechin gallate
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Epicatechin gallate 
[(2R,3R)-2-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-5,7-dihydroxy-3,4-dihydro-2H-chromen-3-yl] 3,4,5-trihydroxybenzoateOther namesIdentifiers CAS number 1257-08-5 
PubChem 107905 ChEMBL CHEMBL36327 
Jmol-3D images Image 1 - C1C(C(OC2=CC(=CC(=C21)O)O)C3=CC(=C(C=C3)O)O)OC(=O)C4=CC(=C(C(=C4)O)O)O
Properties Molecular formula C22H18O10 Molar mass 442.37 g/mol Exact mass 442.089997 u 
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Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C, 100 kPa)Infobox references Epicatechin gallate is a flavan-3-ol, a type of flavonoid, present in green tea[1]. It is also reported in buckwheat[2] and in grape.[3]
References
- ^ Marked reduction in the minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) of beta-lactams in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus produced by epicatechin gallate, an ingredient of green tea (Camellia sinensis). Shiota S, Shimizu M, Mizushima T, Ito H, Hatano T, Yoshida T, Tsuchiya T.Biol Pharm Bull. 1999 Dec;22(12):1388-90.
- ^ Determination of Rutin, Catechin, Epicatechin, and Epicatechin Gallate in Buckwheat Fagopyrum esculentum Moench by Micro-High-Performance Liquid Chromatography with Electrochemical Detection. Ana-Maria Danila, Akira Kotani, Hideki Hakamata, and Fumiyo Kusu, J. Agric. Food Chem., 2007, 55 (4), pp 1139–1143
- ^ Polymeric proanthocyanidins from grape skins. Jean-Marc Souquet, Véronique Cheynier, Franck Brossaud and Michel Moutounet, Phytochemistry, Volume 43, Issue 2, September 1996, pp. 509-512, doi:10.1016/0031-9422(96)00301-9
See also
- List of phytochemicals in food
- Green tea extract
Flavan-3-ols Afzelechin | Catechin (Epicatechin) | Epicatechin gallate | Epigallocatechin | Epigallocatechin gallate | Fisetinidol | Gallocatechin | Gallocatechin gallate | Guibourtinidol | Mesquitol | RobinetinidolO-methylated flavan-3ols Meciadanol (3-O-methylcatechin)Glycosides Arthromerin A | Arthromerin BMisc. 
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