Punicacortein D is an

ellagitannin The ellagitannins are a diverse class of hydrolyzable tannins, a type of polyphenol formed primarily from the oxidative linkage of galloyl groups in 1,2,3,4,6-pentagalloyl glucose. Ellagitannins differ from gallotannins, in that their galloyl group ...

, a type of phenolic compound. It is found in the bark and heartwoodTwo ellagitannins from Punica granatum heartwood. Sayed A.A El-Toumy and Hans W Rauwald, Phytochemistry, Volume 61, Issue 8, December 2002, Pages 971–974, of ''

Punica granatum The pomegranate (''Punica granatum'') is a fruit-bearing deciduous shrub in the family Lythraceae, subfamily Punicoideae, that grows between tall. The pomegranate was originally described throughout the Mediterranean region. It was introduc ...

'' (pomegranate). The molecule contains a

gallagic acid Gallagic acid is a polyphenolic chemical compound that can be found in the ellagitannins, a type of tannin, found in ''Punica granatum'' (pomegranate).Antioxidant, antimalarial and antimicrobial activities of tannin-rich fractions, ellagitannins an ...

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