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CHEBI:71222 - phlorotannin
| ChEBI ID | CHEBI:71222 |
| ChEBI Name | phlorotannin |
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| Definition | A type of tannin usually found in brown algae such as kelps and rockweeds. Unlike the hydrolysable or condensed tannins, these compounds are oligomers of phloroglucinol. |
| Last Modified | 10 February 2015 |
| Submitter | namrata |
| Wikipedia |
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| Roles Classification |
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| Biological Role: | algal metabolite Any eukaryotic metabolite produced during a metabolic reaction in algae including unicellular organisms like chlorella and diatoms to multicellular organisms like giant kelps and brown algae. |
| Application: | astringent A compound that causes the contraction of body tissues, typically used to reduce bleeding from minor abrasions. |
| ChEBI Ontology |
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| Outgoing Relation(s) |
| phlorotannin (CHEBI:71222) has role algal metabolite (CHEBI:84735) |
| phlorotannin (CHEBI:71222) is a tannin (CHEBI:26848) |
| Incoming Relation(s) |
| 6,6'-bieckol (CHEBI:65496) is a phlorotannin (CHEBI:71222) |
| 7-phloroeckol (CHEBI:65790) is a phlorotannin (CHEBI:71222) |
| dieckol (CHEBI:65769) is a phlorotannin (CHEBI:71222) |
| eckol (CHEBI:65819) is a phlorotannin (CHEBI:71222) |
| eckstolonol (CHEBI:65820) is a phlorotannin (CHEBI:71222) |
| fucodiphloroethol G (CHEBI:65918) is a phlorotannin (CHEBI:71222) |
| Synonym | Source |
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| phlorotannins | ChEBI |
| Manual Xrefs | Databases |
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| Phlorotannin | Wikipedia |