Tetrafucol A is a fucol-type phlorotannin found in the brown algae Ascophyllum nodosum,[1] Analipus japonicus[2] and Scytothamnus australis.[3]

In A. japonicus, 5'-bromo- and 5'-chlorotetrafucol-A can also be detected.

References

  1. ^ Wang, Y.; Xu, Z.; Bach, S.J.; McAllister, T.A. (2008). "Effects of phlorotannins from Ascophyllum nodosum (brown seaweed) on in vitro ruminal digestion of mixed forage or barley grain". Animal Feed Science and Technology. 145 (1–4): 375–395. doi:10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2007.03.013.
  2. ^ Glombitza, KW; Zieprath, G (1989). "Phlorotannins from the Brown Alga Analipus japonicus1". Planta Medica. 55 (2): 171–5. doi:10.1055/s-2006-961916. PMID 17262334. S2CID 30136746.
  3. ^ Glombitza, K.-W.; Pauli, K. (2003). "Fucols and Phlorethols from the Brown Alga Scytothamnus australis Hook. Et Harv. (Chnoosporaceae)". Botanica Marina. 46 (3). doi:10.1515/BOT.2003.028. S2CID 85823627.