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The structural diversity displayed by these gallic acid metabolites is comparable to that of other classes of plant secondary metabolites such as alkaloids and terpenoids. The first aim of this chapter is to provide a condensate the state-of-the art on ellagitannin natural products and their significance as plant secondary metabolites, as well as interesting leads in the continuous search of new pharmaceutical drugs with original structural features. The following sections of this chapter will address research performed on C-glucosidic ellagitannins subclass over the last decade and will, in particular focus on their implication in wine chemistry as well as their putative role as active principles in traditional herbal remedies to their potential applications in more conventional medicinal approaches.
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Jourdes, M., Pouységu, L., Deffieux, D., Teissedre, PL., Quideau, S. (2013). Hydrolyzable Tannins: Gallotannins and Ellagitannins. In: Ramawat, K., Mérillon, JM. (eds) Natural Products. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-22144-6_65
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