Digallic acid is a polyphenolic compound found in ''
Pistacia lentiscus
''Pistacia lentiscus'' (also lentisk or mastic) is a dioecious evergreen shrub or small tree of the genus '' Pistacia'' native to the Mediterranean Basin. It grows up to tall and is cultivated for its aromatic resin, mainly on the Greek isl ...
''. Digallic acid is also present in the molecule of
tannic acid. Digalloyl esters involve either ''-meta'' or ''-para''
depside bonds.
Tannase is an enzyme that uses digallate to produce
gallic acid. This enzyme can also be used to produce digallic acid from
gallotannins.
References
Gallotannins
Trihydroxybenzoic acids
Pyrogallols
Benzoate esters
Vinylogous carboxylic acids
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