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| C56H38O31 | |
| Molar mass | 1206.88 g/mol |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in theirstandard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). | |
Acutissimin A is aflavono-ellagitannin, a type of tannin formed from the linking of a flavonoid with anellagitannin.
In 2003, scientists at Institut Européen de Chimie et Biologie inPessac, France found that when the oak tanninvescalagin interacts with a flavanoid in wine acutissimin A is created. In separate studies thisphenolic compound has been shown to be 250 times more effective than the pharmaceutical drugEtoposide in stopping the growth ofcanceroustumors.[1][2][3]
While it would be quite inappropriate to infer from the presence of acutissimin A in red wine that this beverage possesses antitumor properties, our work shows for the first time that wine contains polyphenolic molecules displaying both ellagitannin and flavanoid structural features.
Flavono-ellagitannins (complex tannins) | |
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