3,4,5-Tri-O-galloylquinic acid
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3,4,5-Tri-O-galloylquinic acid is a hydrolysable tannin
found in Lepidobotrys staudtii, in Guiera senegalensis
or in the resurrection plant (Myrothamnus flabellifolius
).
It is classified as a natural product
with anti-HIV activity and a DNA polymerase inhibitor.
Hydrolysable tannin
A hydrolyzable tannin or pyrogallol-type tannin is a type of tannin that, on heating with hydrochloric or sulfuric acids, yields gallic or ellagic acids....
found in Lepidobotrys staudtii, in Guiera senegalensis
Guiera senegalensis
Guiera senegalensis is a flowering plant species in the genus Guiera. The plant produces the tannin 3,4,5-Tri-O-galloylquinic acid and several alkaloids of the harman family....
or in the resurrection plant (Myrothamnus flabellifolius
Myrothamnus flabellifolius
Myrothamnus flabellifolius is a plant species in the genus Myrothamnus found in Southern Africa. It is also called the resurrection plant, for the speed with which apparently dead leaves revive when the rains come. Myrothamnus flabellifolius is a plant species in the genus Myrothamnus found in...
).
It is classified as a natural product
Natural product
A natural product is a chemical compound or substance produced by a living organism - found in nature that usually has a pharmacological or biological activity for use in pharmaceutical drug discovery and drug design...
with anti-HIV activity and a DNA polymerase inhibitor.