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Gallic acid (3,4,5-trihyroxybenzoic acid) serves as a basic building block of gallot annins and ellagitannins, which are abundant metabolites in plants and fungi. Tannins are produced by a wide variety of plants such as oak, acer, tea, and sumach (R. typhina). Several important functions such as stabilization of the cell wall and protection against herbivors have been attributed to tannins.1,2 More recently, certain tannins were reported to have antineoplastic activity, possibly via antioxidant activity.
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Werner, I., Bacher, A., Eisenreich, W. (1999). Analysis of Gallic Acid Biosynthesis via Quantitative Prediction of Isotope Labeling Patterns. In: Gross, G.G., Hemingway, R.W., Yoshida, T., Branham, S.J. (eds) Plant Polyphenols 2. Basic Life Sciences, vol 66. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-4139-4_3
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