Mallotusinic acid

Mallotusinic acid
Chemical structure of mallotusinic acid.
Names
Other names
Mallotusinic acid[1]
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
  • Oc2c(O)cc(cc2O)C(=O)OC5OC6COC(=O)c(cc(O)c(O)c4O)c4-c(c(O)c(O)c7Oc8c(C(O)=O)cc(O)c(O)c8O)cc7C(=O)OC(C5OC(=O)c3cc(O)c1O)C6OC(=O)C%10=CC(=O)C9(O)Oc1c3C%10C9(O)O
Properties
C48H32O32
Molar mass 1120.74 g/mol
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

Mallotusinic acid is a hydrolysable tannin found in the bark of Mallotus japonicus.[2] It is more generally present in Geraniales.[3]


  1. ^ Tabata, Hiromasa; Katsube, Takuya; Moriya, Koko; Utsumi, Toshihiko; Yamasaki, Yukikazu (2010). "Protective activity of components of an edible plant, Mallotus japonicus, against oxidative modification of proteins and lipids". Food Chemistry. 118 (3): 548. doi:10.1016/j.foodchem.2009.05.033.
  2. ^ Saijo, R; Nonaka, G; Nishioka, I (1989). "Tannins and related compounds. LXXXIV. Isolation and characterization of five new hydrolyzable tannins from the bark of Mallotus japonicus". Chemical & Pharmaceutical Bulletin. 37 (8): 2063–70. doi:10.1248/cpb.37.2063. PMID 2598308.
  3. ^ Okuda, Takuo; Mori, Kazuko; Hatano, Tsutomu (1980). "The distribution of geraniin and mallotusinic acid in the order geraniales". Phytochemistry. 19 (4): 547–551. Bibcode:1980PChem..19..547O. doi:10.1016/0031-9422(80)87012-9.