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Abstract
Dimers and oligomers of flavan-3-ol units (CATECHIN analogs) linked mainly through C4 to C8 bonds to leucoanthocyanidins. They are structurally similar to ANTHOCYANINS but are the result of a different fork in biosynthetic pathways.
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- Anthocyanidin Polymers
- Condensed Tannin
- Condensed Tannins
- Tannin, Condensed
- Polymers, Anthocyanidin
- Tannins, Condensed
- Procyanidins
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Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, biosynthesis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.
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2004; use PROANTHOCYANIDIN (NM) 1977-2003
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- Anthocyanidins (1977-2003)
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- National Library of Medicine. Proanthocyanidins. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D044945. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D044945
- Proanthocyanidins. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proanthocyanidin
- Proanthocyanidins. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q415265