Synthetic strategies and tactics for oligomeric proanthocyanidins

Current Organic Chemistry

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 566-577

  Ohmori, Ken ^a   Suzuki, Keisuke ^a  

^a TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Catechin; Condensation; Epicatechin; Oligomer; Polyphenol; Proanthocyanidin; Procyanidin; Tannin

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; FLAVONOIDS; OLIGOMERS;

CATECHIN; DERIVED MATERIALS; EPICATECHIN; HUMAN HEALTH; OLIGOMERIC PROANTHOCYANIDINS; POLYPHENOLS; PROANTHOCYANIDINS; PROCYANIDINS; SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY; SYNTHETIC STRATEGIES;

TANNINS;

EID: 84860285094     PISSN: 13852728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/138527212799859417     Document Type: Review

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