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(-)-Epicatechin-3-galloyl Ester: A Secretagogue Compound from the Bark of<i>Sclerocarya birrea</i>

Javier Peralta, Antonio Zarzuelo, R. BUSSON, Christa M. Cobbaert, Peter de Witte

Planta Medica · 1992 · 22 citations · 0 references

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Life SciencesBiochemistryChemistryBiochemical PharmacologyStructure-activity RelationshipsAromatic PlantsStructure-activity Relationship AnalysisAromatic Barks

Abstract

From the bark of Sclerocarya birrea was isolated (-)-epicatechin-3-galloyl ester of which the structure was elucidated by NMR spectroscopy. The compound has secretagogue activity.