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Also known as 1-O-galloyl-3,6-hexahydroxydiphenic acid-beta-D-glucopyranose, gallotannin, (beta-1-O-galloyl-3,6-(R)-hexahydroxydiphenoyl-d-glucose)

Corilagin is an ellagitannin. Corilagin was first isolated in 1951 from Dividivi extract and from Caesalpinia coriaria, hence the name of the molecule. It can also be found in Alchornea glandulosa and in the leaves of Punica granatum (pomegranate).

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Subclass of
macrolides
Mass
634.081
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found in taxon
Vernicia montana
canonical SMILES
C1C2C(C(C(C(O2)OC(=O)C3=CC(=C(C(=C3)O)O)O)O)OC(=O)C4=CC(=C(C(=C4C5=C(C(=C(C=C5C(=O)O1)O)O)O)O)O)O)O
chemical formula
C₂₇H₂₂O₁₈
isomeric SMILES
C1[C@@H]2[C@H]([C@@H]([C@H]([C@@H](O2)OC(=O)C3=CC(=C(C(=C3)O)O)O)O)OC(=O)C4=CC(=C(C(=C4C5=C(C(=C(C=C5C(=O)O1)O)O)O)O)O)O)O
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Corilagin is an ellagitannin. Corilagin was first isolated in 1951 from Dividivi extract and from Caesalpinia coriaria, hence the name of the molecule. It can also be found in Alchornea glandulosa and in the leaves of Punica granatum (pomegranate).

It is a weak carbonic anhydrase inhibitor.

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