condensed tannin

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• Tannin — For other uses, see Tannin (demon). Tannic acid …   Wikipedia

• tannin — /tan in/, n. 1. Chem. any of a group of astringent vegetable principles or compounds, chiefly complex glucosides of catechol and pyrogallol, as the reddish compound that gives the tanning properties to oak bark or the whitish compound that occurs …   Universalium

• tannin — Any one of a group of complex nonuniform plant constituents that can be classified into hydrolyzable tannins (esters of a sugar, usually glucose, and one or several trihydroxybenzenecarboxylic acids) and condensed tannins (derivatives of… …   Medical dictionary

• Proanthocyanidin — Epicatechin (EC), one of the building blocks of proanthocyanidins Proanthocyanidins, also known as OPCs (oligomeric proanthocyanidins) or condensed tannins, are a subgroup of the flavonoid class of polyphenols. Essentially, they are oligomer… …   Wikipedia

• Polyphenol — Plant derived polyphenol, tannic acid, formed by esterification of ten equivalents of the phenylpropanoid derived gallic acid to a monosaccharide (glucose) core from primary metabolism …   Wikipedia

• Herbivore adaptations to plant defense — Herbivores are dependent on plants for food, and have coevolved mechanisms to obtain this food despite the evolution of a diverse arsenal of plant defenses against herbivory. Herbivore adaptations to plant defense have been likened to “offensive… …   Wikipedia

• Tanino — Ácido gálico, un tanino. El término tanino fue originalmente utilizado para describir ciertas sustancias orgánicas que servían para convertir a las pieles crudas de animales en cuero, proceso conocido en inglés como tanning ( curtido en español) …   Wikipedia Español

• Catechin — IUPAC name (2R,3S) 2 (3,4 dihydroxyphenyl) 3,4 dihydro 2H chromene 3,5,7 …   Wikipedia

• Cinnamtannin B1 — Identifiers Jmol 3D images …   Wikipedia

• Phlobaphene — is the red pigment present in the pericarp of certain maize varieties Phlobaphenes (or phlobaphens, CAS No.:71663 19 9) can be defined either as the reddish colored phenolic substances extracted from plant that are alcohol soluble and water… …   Wikipedia