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... > Heterocyclic Compounds > Heterocyclic Compounds, Fused-Ring > Heterocyclic Compounds, 2-Ring > Benzopyrans > Chromones > Flavonoids > Proanthocyanidins
... > Heterocyclic Compounds > Heterocyclic Compounds, 1-Ring > Pyrans > Benzopyrans > Chromones > Flavonoids > Proanthocyanidins
... > Chemical Actions and Uses > Specialty Uses of Chemicals > Biomedical and Dental Materials > Polymers > Biopolymers > Tannins > Proanthocyanidins
... > Technology, Industry, and Agriculture > Manufactured Materials > Biomedical and Dental Materials > Polymers > Biopolymers > Tannins > Proanthocyanidins
Macromolecular Substances > Polymers > Biopolymers > Tannins > Proanthocyanidins
... > Organic Chemicals > Hydrocarbons > Hydrocarbons, Cyclic > Hydrocarbons, Aromatic > Benzene Derivatives > Phenols > Polyphenols > Tannins > Proanthocyanidins

Preferred term

Proanthocyanidins  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Anthocyanidin Polymers
  • Condensed Tannin
  • Condensed Tannins
  • Polymers, Anthocyanidin
  • Tannin, Condensed
  • Tannins, Condensed

Scope note

  • Dimers and oligomers of flavan-3-ol units (CATECHIN analogs) linked mainly through C4 to C8 bonds to leucoanthocyanidins. They are structurally similar to ANTHOCYANINS but are the result of a different fork in biosynthetic pathways.

History note

  • 2004; use PROANTHOCYANIDIN (NM) 1977-2003

In other languages

  • proantosyanidiinit

    Finnish

  • antosyanidiinipolymeeri
  • antosyanidiinipolymeerit
  • kondensoitu tanniini
  • proantosyanidiini
  • Proantocyanidiner

    Swedish

  • Kondenserade tanniner
  • Procyanidiner

URI

http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D044945

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