Mallojaponin

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Mallojaponin
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Names
IUPAC name
3,4,5-Trihydroxy-2-({(1'R,3R,3aS,4'R,5'S,6S,6aR,23'R,25'S,26'R,35'R,36'R,37'R)-3a,6,11',12',15',16',17',31',32',36',37'-undecahydroxy-2,2',7',20',28',41'-hexaoxo-25'-[(3,4,5-trihydroxybenzoyl)oxy]-3a, 5,6,6a-tetrahydrospiro[furo[3,2-b]furan-3,39'-[3,6,21,24,27,38,42]heptaoxanonacyclo[35.2.2.133,36.01,35.04,23.05,26.08,13.014,19.029,34]dotetraconta[8,10,12,14,16,18,29,31,33]nonaen]-10' -yl}oxy)benzoic acid
Other names
1-O-Galloyl-2,4-elaeocarpusinoyl-3,6-(R)-valoneayl-beta-D-glucose
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
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PubChem CID
Properties
C54H38O37
Molar mass 1278.86 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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Mallojaponin is a hydrolysable tannin found in the bark of Mallotus japonicus . [1] This compound contains the moiety elaeocarpusinic acid, an oxidized hexahydroxydiphenic acid group (dehydrohexahydroxydiphenic acid or DHHDP) which reacted with a dehydroascorbic acid molecule. It also contains a valoneic acid and a gallic acid moieties linked to a glucose molecule.

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Phlobaphene

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Punigluconin

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Punicacortein C

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Punicacortein D

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Luteic acid

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Nupharin A

Nupharin A is an ellagitannin found in Nuphar japonica. It is a molecule with three gallic acid units and one hexahydroxydiphenic acid unit attached to a glucose residue. It is an isomer of punicafolin and tellimagrandin II.

<i>Mallotus japonicus</i>

Mallotus japonicus, also known as East Asian mallotus, the food wrapper plant or "Akamegashiwa" in Japanese, is a plant species in the genus Mallotus native to China. It is also found in Japan and Korea. This species was first described in 1865, its name was verified by AAS Systematic Botanists on October 2, 2015.

Mallotusinic acid

Mallotusinic acid is a hydrolysable tannin found in the bark of Mallotus japonicus. It is more generally present in Geraniales.

References

  1. ↑ Saijo, R; Nonaka, G; Nishioka, I (1989). "Tannins and related compounds. LXXXIV. Isolation and characterization of five new hydrolyzable tannins from the bark of Mallotus japonicus". Chemical & Pharmaceutical Bulletin. 37 (8): 2063–70. doi: 10.1248/cpb.37.2063 . PMID   2598308.


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