Tellimagrandin II
chemical compound
Tellimagrandin II is the first of the ellagitannins formed from 1,2,3,4,6-pentagalloyl-glucose. It can be found in Geum japonicum and Syzygium aromaticum (clove).
Tellimagrandin II is an isomer of punicafolin or nupharin A, but the hexahydroxydiphenoyl group is not attached to the same hydroxyl groups in the glucose molecule.
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Biosynthesis and metabolism
Tellimagrandin II is formed by oxidation of pentagalloyl glucose in Tellima grandiflora by the enzyme pentagalloylglucose: O(2) oxidoreductase, a laccase-type phenol oxidase.
It is further oxidized to casuarictin, a molecule formed via oxidative dehydrogenation of 2 other galloyl groups in Casuarina and Stachyurus species.
Dimerization
It is laccase-catalyzed dimerized to cornusiin E in Tellima grandiflora.
Uses
It has an extremely weak basic (essentially neutral) compound. The compound shows anti-herpesvirus properties.
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