Ellagitannins biological activity

The purpose of this paper is to describe perspectives of chemistry of ellagitannin oligomers including stmctural elucidation by spectroscopic analyses, and of their biological activities. 

Besides these general activities based on chemical reactivity and structural features that are inherent in any polyphenolic substance (i.e., antioxidation and complexation) [1], ellagitannins are also capable of expressing remarkable biological activities such as potent antibacterial and antiviral activities, inhibition of mutagenicity of carcinogens and tumor promotion, as well as remarkable host-mediated antitumor effects [28, 106-108]. 

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Ellagitannins - An Underestimated Class of Plant Polyphenols Chemical Reactivity of C-Glucosidic Ellagitannins in Relation to Wine Chemistry and Biological Activity... 

Yoshida, T., Hatano, T., Ito, H. Okuda, T. (2008). Structural diversity and antimicrobial activities of ellagitannins. In Chemistry and Biology of Ellagitannins - An Underestimated Class of Bioactive Plant Polyphenols (ed. S. Quideau), pp. 55 93. World Scientific, Singapore. 

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