phlobaphene
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Phlobaphenes (or phlobaphens) are reddish, alcohol-soluble and water-insoluble phenolic substances. They can be extracted from plants, or be the result from treatment of tannin extracts with mineral acids (tanner's red). The name phlobaphen come from the Greek roots φλoιὀς (phloios) meaning bark and βαφή (baphe) meaning dye.
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- Naturally formed phlobaphenes
- Occurrences
- Biosynthesis
- Chemically formed phlobaphenes
- References
Phlobaphenes (or phlobaphens) are reddish, alcohol-soluble and water-insoluble phenolic substances. They can be extracted from plants, or be the result from treatment of tannin extracts with mineral acids (tanner's red). The name phlobaphen come from the Greek roots φλoιὀς (phloios) meaning bark and βαφή (baphe) meaning dye.
No biological activities have currently been reported for phlobaphenes. They are converted into humins in soils.
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