procyanidin
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thumb|Epicatechin (EC), one of the building blocks of procyanidins thumb|Cyanidin, the anthocyanidin produced when procyanidin are depolymerized under oxidative conditions Procyanidins are members of the proanthocyanidin (or condensed tannins) class of flavonoids. They are oligomeric compounds, formed from catechin and epicatechin molecules. They yield cyanidin when depolymerized under oxidative conditions.
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Within Vinony's link graph, procyanidin is referenced by 132 other articles, and connects out to grape, tannin and Pinus pinaster.
It sits within the topics Flavonoid antioxidants, Food chemistry and Procyanidins.
Its subject is documented across 5 Wikipedia language editions.
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thumb|Epicatechin (EC), one of the building blocks of procyanidins thumb|Cyanidin, the anthocyanidin produced when procyanidin are depolymerized under oxidative conditions Procyanidins are members of the proanthocyanidin (or condensed tannins) class of flavonoids. They are oligomeric compounds, formed from catechin and epicatechin molecules. They yield cyanidin when depolymerized under oxidative conditions.
See the box below entitled "Types of procyanidins" for links to articles on the various types.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “procyanidin” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.