Centro Chimica dei Recettori del CNR presso Università Cattolica del S.Cuore Via della Pineta Sacchetti 644, 00168 Roma, Italia
Abstract:
(+)-Epicatechin has been isolated from various species of Palmae and (+)-epiafzelechin from Livinstona chinensis. This is the first time that catechins with (+)-epi-configuration have been found in natural sources.