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3 unusual facts about A-type proanthocyanidin


A-type proanthocyanidin

In Ecdysanthera utilis (epicatechin-(4β→8,2β→O→7)-epicatechin-(4β→8)-epicatechin and epicatechin-(4β→8)-epicatechin-(4β→8,2β→O→7)-epicatechin-(4β→8)-epicatechin) can be found.

A Cochrane Collaboration Review of the body of clinical literature concluded that "there is some evidence to recommend cranberry juice for the prevention of UTIs in women with symptomatic UTIs. The large number of dropouts/withdrawals from some of the trials, however, indicates that cranberry juice may not be acceptable over long periods of time".

Afzelechin


Ent-epiafzelechin-3-O-p-hydroxybenzoate-(4α→8,2α→O→7)-epiafzelechin) is an A-type proanthocyanidin found in apricots (Prunus armeniaca).



see also

Selliguea feei

Selligueain A is an A type proanthocyanidin trimer and a sweetener that can be extracted from the rhizome of the plant.