Arecatannin
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Arecatannins are a class of condensed tannins (procyanidins) contained in the seeds of Areca catechu
also called betel nut. The arecatannin-type natural products from Ceylonese cassia bark and Areca seed may be considered as an example of true polyphenol
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Areca catechu
Areca catechu is the areca palm or areca nut palm, , a species of palm which grows in much of the tropical Pacific, Asia, and parts of east Africa. The palm is believed to have originated in either Malaysia or the Philippines...
also called betel nut. The arecatannin-type natural products from Ceylonese cassia bark and Areca seed may be considered as an example of true polyphenol
Polyphenol
Polyphenols are a structural class of natural, synthetic, and semisynthetic organic chemicals characterized by the presence of large multiples of phenol structural units...
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Known molecules
- Arecatannin A1
- Arecatannin A2 (CAS number : 79763-29-4, formula : C60H50O24, MW : 1154.26920253)
- Arecatannin A3
- Arecatannin B1Arecatannin B1Arecatannin B1 is a B type proanthocyanidin found in the betel nut. It is an arecatannin trimer with a 4β→6 bond.-External links:*...
- Arecatannin B2
- Arecatannin C1