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Luteic acid
Luteic acid
is a
natural phenol
found in numerous
fruits
. It is a monolactonized tergalloyl group.
Maximilian Nierenstein
showed in 1945 that luteic acid was a molecule present in the myrobalanitannin, a tannin found in the fruit of
Terminalia chebula
and is an intermediary compound in the synthesis of
ellagic acid
. It can form from
hexahydroxydiphenic acid
. It is also present in the structure of the tannins
alnusiin
and
bicornin
.
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