Melacacidin Explained

Melacacidin is a chemical compound related to leucoanthocyanidins. It can be found in Acacia crassicarpa.[1]

Melacacidin is a compound that can provoke contact allergy to Australian blackwood Acacia melanoxylon.[2]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.xolopo.com/agricultural_science/bioactive_phenolic_substances_important_tree_species_15638.html Bioactive phenolic substances in important tree species. Part 3: Knots and stemwood of Acacia crassicarpa and A. mangium, Suvi P. Pietarinen, Stefan M. Willför, Rainer E. Sjöholm, Bjarne R. Holmbom, 2005
  2. https://archive.today/20130105101957/http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/119374362/abstract?CRETRY=1&SRETRY=0 Contact allergy to Australian blackwood (Acacia melanoxylon R.Br.): isolation and identification of new hydroxyflavan sensitizers B. M. Hausen, G. Bruhn, D. A. Tilsley, 2006

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