Granatin B Explained

Granatin B is an ellagitannin found in the fruit of Punica granatum (pomegranate).[1] [2] It is a molecule having an enantiomeric dehydrohexahydroxydiphenoyl group.[3]

It is a highly active carbonic anhydrase inhibitor.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Satomi . H. . Umemura . K. . Ueno . A. . Hatano . T. . Okuda . T. . Noro . T. . Carbonic anhydrase inhibitors from the pericarps of Punica granatum L . Biological & Pharmaceutical Bulletin . 16 . 8 . 787–790 . 1993 . 8220326 . 10.1248/bpb.16.787. free .
  2. Steinmetz . W. E. . NMR assignment and characterization of proton exchange of the ellagitannin granatin B . 10.1002/mrc.2615 . Magnetic Resonance in Chemistry . 48 . 7 . 565–570 . 2010 . 20535776. 19592324 .
  3. Okuda . T. . Hatano . T. . Nitta . H. . Fujii . R. . Hydrolysable tannins having enantiomeric dehydrohexahydroxydiphenoyl group: Revised structure of terchebin and structure of granatin B . 10.1016/S0040-4039(00)77858-0 . Tetrahedron Letters . 21 . 45 . 4361 . 1980 .

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