Burkinabin C is a di
vanilloylquinic acid
Quinic acid is a cyclitol, a cyclic polyol, and a cyclohexanecarboxylic acid. It is a colorless solid that can be extracted from plant sources. Quinic acid is implicated in the perceived acidity of coffee.
Occurrence and preparation
The compound ...
found in the root bark of ''Fagara zanthoxyloides'' (''
Zanthoxylum zanthoxyloides
''Zanthoxylum zanthoxyloides'', also called Senegal prickly-ash or artar root, is a plant species in the genus ''Zanthoxylum''.
The plant contains isomeric divanilloylquinic acids (3,4-O-divanilloylquinic acid or burkinabin A, 3,5-O-divanilloyl ...
'').
References
Hydrolysable tannins
O-methylated natural phenols
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