Topic summary
Gallocatechin
Extracted from the Wikipedia article Gallocatechol.
This compound possesses two epimers. The most common, (+)-gallocatechin (GC), is found notably in green tea. The other enantiomer is called (−)-gallocatechin or ent-gallocatechin. It was first isolated from green tea by Michiyo Tsujimura in 1934.