Pomegranate ellagitannin

The pomegranate ellagitannins, which include punicalagin isomers, are ellagitannins found in the sarcotestas, rind (peel), bark or heartwood of the pomegranate fruit (Punica granatum).

Pomegranate fruit, opened.

Chemistry

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As the chemistry of punicalagins became known it was found to be not unique to pomegranate. Punicalagins are present in numerous species of the genus Terminalia, species chebula Retz. ("Fructus Chebulae"), myriocarpa, catappa and citrina (tropical flowering trees historically used in African traditional medicine for antibiotic and antifungal purposes). They have also been isolated from Cistus salvifolius[1][2] (a Mediterranean shrub) and Combretum molle (an African shrub).[3]

Pomegranate fruits natural phenols can be extracted with ethyl acetate and fractionation can afford the ellagitannin punicalagins.[4]

Dietary supplementation

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A few dietary supplements and nutritional ingredients are available that contain extracts of whole pomegranate and/or are standardized to punicalagins, the marker compound of pomegranate. Extracts of pomegranate are also 'Generally Recognized As Safe' (GRAS) by the United States.[citation needed]

List of compounds

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other phenolics

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Barrajón-Catalán, Enrique; Fernández-Arroyo, Salvador; Roldán, Cristina; Guillén, Emilio; Saura, Domingo; Segura-Carretero, Antonio; Micol, Vicente (2011). "A systematic study of the polyphenolic composition of aqueous extracts deriving from several Cistus genus species: Evolutionary relationship". Phytochemical Analysis. 22 (4): 303–12. Bibcode:2011PChAn..22..303B. doi:10.1002/pca.1281. PMID 21259376.
  2. ^ Saracini, E.; Tattini, M.; Traversi, M. L.; Vincieri, F. F.; Pinelli, P. (2005). "Simultaneous LC-DAD and LC-MS Determination of Ellagitannins, Flavonoid Glycosides, and Acyl-Glycosyl Flavonoids in Cistus salvifolius L. Leaves". Chromatographia. 62 (5–6): 245. doi:10.1365/s10337-005-0623-7. S2CID 93426386.
  3. ^ Asres, K.; Bucar, F.; Knauder, E.; Yardley, V.; Kendrick, H.; Croft, S. L. (2001). "In vitro antiprotozoal activity of extract and compounds from the stem bark of Combretum molle". Phytotherapy Research. 15 (7): 613–7. doi:10.1002/ptr.897. PMID 11746844. S2CID 24511496.
  4. ^ Machado, Thelma de B.; Leal, Ivana C. R.; Amaral, Ana Claudia F.; Santos, Kátia R. N. dos; Silva, Marlei G. da; Kuster, Ricardo M. (2002). "Antimicrobial Ellagitannin of Punica granatum Fruits". Journal of the Brazilian Chemical Society. 13 (5): 606. doi:10.1590/S0103-50532002000500010.
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  6. ^ a b c El-Toumy, Sayed A.A; Rauwald, Hans W (2002). "Two ellagitannins from Punica granatum heartwood". Phytochemistry. 61 (8): 971–4. Bibcode:2002PChem..61..971E. doi:10.1016/S0031-9422(02)00435-1. PMID 12453528.
  7. ^ a b c Tanaka, Takashi; Nonaka, Gen-Ichiro; Nishioka, Itsuo (1985). "Punicafolin, an ellagitannin from the leaves of Punica granatum". Phytochemistry. 24 (9): 2075. Bibcode:1985PChem..24.2075T. doi:10.1016/S0031-9422(00)83125-8.
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