Mallojaponin is a hydrolysable tannin found in the bark of Mallotus japonicus.
[1] This compound contains the moiety elaeocarpusinic acid, an oxidized hexahydroxydiphenic acid group (dehydrohexahydroxydiphenic acid or DHHDP) which reacted with a dehydroascorbic acid molecule.
It also contains a valoneic acid and a gallic acid moieties linked to a glucose molecule.
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