Methyl gallate is a natural constituent of maple (Genus Acer) leaves

Autor: Domenic A. Lombardo, Constance Nozzolillo, Mamdouh M. Abou-Zaid
Rok vydání: 2009
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Zdroj: Natural Product Research. 23:1373-1377
ISSN: 1478-6427
1478-6419
DOI: 10.1080/14786410802420457
Popis: Methyl gallate was found in ethanolic extracts of red maple (Acer rubrum L.), silver maple (A. saccharinum L.) and sugar maple (A. saccharum Marsh) leaves, but more was present in methanolic extracts. The increased amount of methyl gallate in methanolic extracts was accompanied by a disappearance of m-digallate. It is concluded that only some of the methyl gallate detected in methanolic extracts is an artefact as a result of methanolysis of m-digallate. Its presence in ethanolic extracts is evidence that it is also a natural constituent of maple leaves.
Databáze: OpenAIRE