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| Preferred IUPAC name 3,4,8,9,10-Pentahydroxy-6-oxo-6H-dibenzo[b,d]pyran-1-carboxylic acid | |
| Other names Luteolic acid | |
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| C14H8O9 | |
| Molar mass | 320.21 g/mol |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in theirstandard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). | |
Luteic acid is anatural phenol found in numerousfruits. It is a monolactonized tergalloyl group.Maximilian Nierenstein showed in 1945 that luteic acid was a molecule present in themyrobalanitannin, a tannin found in the fruit ofTerminalia chebula and is an intermediary compound in the synthesis ofellagic acid.[1] It can form fromhexahydroxydiphenic acid. It is also present in the structure of the tanninsalnusiin andbicornin.[2]
