Mallojaponin is a hydrolysable tannin found in the bark of Mallotus japonicus.[1] This compound contains the moiety elaeocarpusinic acid, an oxidized hexahydroxydiphenic acid group (dehydrohexahydroxydiphenic acid or DHHDP) which reacted with a dehydroascorbic acid molecule. It also contains a valoneic acid and a gallic acid moieties linked to a glucose molecule.

References

  1. ^ Saijo, R; Nonaka, G; Nishioka, I (1989). "Tannins and related compounds. LXXXIV. Isolation and characterization of five new hydrolyzable tannins from the bark of Mallotus japonicus". Chemical & Pharmaceutical Bulletin. 37 (8): 2063–70. doi:10.1248/cpb.37.2063. PMID 2598308.