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Isolation of (+)-catechin and a new polyphenolic compound in Bengal catechu

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Methanol extractives from the red heartwood of Bengal catechu (Acacia catechu) contained (+)-catechin as a major component making up 0.3% of the wood. A new polyphenolic compound with a (+)-homo-iso-catechin structure and having catechol and phloroglucinol moieties constituted 0.005% of the wood, and probably its epimeric compound in trace amounts, were also found.

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    Abul Kalam Azad, Koichi Ogiyama & Takeshi Sassa

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Azad, A.K., Ogiyama, K. & Sassa, T. Isolation of (+)-catechin and a new polyphenolic compound in Bengal catechu. J Wood Sci 47, 406–409 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00766794

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