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Definition of Ellagic acid

Ellagic acid
Ellagic El*lag"ic, a. [F., fr. galle gall (with the letters reversed).] (Chem.) Pertaining to, or derived from, gallnuts or gallic acid; as, ellagic acid. Ellagic acid (Chem.), a white crystalline substance, C14H8O9, found in bezoar stones, and obtained by the oxidation of gallic acid.

Meaning of Ellagic acid from wikipedia

- Ellagic acid is a polyphenol found in numerous fruits and vegetables. It is the dilactone of hexahydroxydiphenic acid. The name comes from the French...
- compounds known as benzo-coumarins or dibenzo-α-pyrones. Its precursorsellagic acids and ellagitannins – are ubiquitous in nature, including edible plants...
- Some examples of pseudo tannins and their sources are: Ellagic acid, gallic acid, and pyrogallic acid were first discovered by chemist Henri Braconnot in...
- hydrolysis to give gallic acid and glucose or ellagic acid and glucose, known as gallotannins and ellagitannins, respectively. Gallic acid is formed from 3-dehydroshikimate...
- formed when ellagic acid, a polyphenol monomer, esterifies and binds with the hydroxyl group of a polyol carbohydrate such as glucose. Gallic acid - found...
- of tannin that, on heating with hydrochloric or sulfuric acids, yields gallic or ellagic acids. At the center of a hydrolysable tannin molecule, there...
- raspberry ellagitannin, on the other hand, with its 14 gallic acid moieties (most in ellagic acid-type components), and more than 40 phenolic hydroxyl groups...
- Ripe cloudberries Cloudberries are rich in vitamin C and ellagic acid, citric acid, malic acid, α-tocopherol, anthocyanins and the provitamin A carotenoid...
- Urolithins are microflora metabolites of dietary ellagic acid derivatives, such as ellagitannins. They are produced in the gut, and found in the urine...
- Lipoic acid (LA), also known as α-lipoic acid, alpha-lipoic acid (ALA) and thioctic acid, is an organosulfur compound derived from caprylic acid (octanoic...