Punicalagin

title: "Punicalagin" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["pomegranate-ellagitannins", "carbonic-anhydrase-inhibitors", "heterocyclic-compounds-with-7-or-more-rings", "lactones"] topic_path: "general/pomegranate-ellagitannins" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punicalagin" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
| Verifiedfields = changed | verifiedrevid = 400995112 | Name = Punicalagin | ImageFile = Punicalagin1.png | ImageSize = 228px | ImageName = Chemical structure of punicalagin | IUPACName = | OtherNames = 2,3-(S)-hexahydroxydiphenoyl-4,6-(S,S)-gallagyl-D-glucose α-punicalagin β-punicalagin |Section1={{Chembox Identifiers | CASNo_Ref = | CASNo = 65995-63-3 | ChemSpiderID = 17286657 | ChemSpiderID1 = 29272136 | PubChem = 16129869 | KEGG = C22601 | ChEBI = 167695 | ChEMBL_Ref = | ChEMBL = 506814 | StdInChI=1S/C48H28O30/c49-10-1-6-17(31(59)27(10)55)19-23-21-22-24(47(70)76-38(21)35(63)33(19)61)20(34(62)36(64)39(22)75-46(23)69)18-9(4-13(52)28(56)32(18)60)43(66)74-37-14(5-72-42(6)65)73-48(71)41-40(37)77-44(67)7-2-11(50)25(53)29(57)15(7)16-8(45(68)78-41)3-12(51)26(54)30(16)58/h1-4,14,37,40-41,48-64,71H,5H2 | StdInChIKey = ZJVUMAFASBFUBG-UHFFFAOYSA-N | SMILES = C1C(C(OC(=O)C2=CC(=C(C(=C2C3=C(C(=C4C5=C3C(=O)OC6=C(C(=C(C7=C(C(=C(C=C7C(=O)O1)O)O)O)C(=C56)C(=O)O4)O)O)O)O)O)O)O)C8C(OC(=O)C9=CC(=C(C(=C9C1=C(C(=C(C=C1C(=O)O8)O)O)O)O)O)O)C=O)O |Section2={{Chembox Properties | Formula = C48H28O30 | MolarMass = 1084.71 g/mol | Appearance = | Density= | MeltingPt= | BoilingPt= | Solubility = |Section3={{Chembox Hazards | MainHazards= | FlashPt= | AutoignitionPt = Punicalagin (Pyuni-cala-jen) is an ellagitannin, a type of phenolic compound. It is found as alpha and beta isomers in pomegranates (Punica granatum), Terminalia catappa, Terminalia myriocarpa, and in Combretum molle, the velvet bushwillow, a plant species found in South Africa. These three genera are all Myrtales and the last two are both Combretaceae.
Research
Punicalagins are water-soluble and hydrolyze into smaller phenolic compounds, such as ellagic acid.
There were no toxic effects in rats on a 6% diet of punicalagins for 37 days. In laboratory research, punicalagins had carbonic anhydrase inhibitor activity.{{Cite journal |last1 = Satomi |first1 = H. |last2 = Umemura |first2 = K. |last3 = Ueno |first3 = A. |last4 = Hatano |first4 = T. |last5 = Okuda |first5 = T. |last6 = Noro |first6 = T. |title = Carbonic anhydrase inhibitors from the pericarps of Punica granatum L |journal = Biological & Pharmaceutical Bulletin |volume = 16 |issue = 8 |pages = 787–790 |year = 1993 |pmid = 8220326 |doi=10.1248/bpb.16.787|doi-access = free
References
References
- (2002). "Pharmacologically Active Ellagitannins from Terminalia myriocarpa". Planta Medica.
- (2001). "In vitro antiprotozoal activity of extract and compounds from the stem bark of Combretum molle". Phytotherapy Research.
- (2003). "Repeated oral administration of high doses of the pomegranate ellagitannin punicalagin to rats for 37 days is not toxic". Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry.
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