Leucofisetinidin is a

flavan-3,4-diol Leucoanthocyanidin (flavan-3,4-diols) are colorless chemical compounds related to anthocyanidins and anthocyanins. Leucoanthocyanins can be found in ''Anadenanthera peregrina'' and in several species of ''Nepenthes'' including '' N. burbidgeae ...

(leucoanthocyanidin), a type of natural phenolic substance. It is the monomer of

condensed tannin Condensed tannins (proanthocyanidins, polyflavonoid tannins, catechol-type tannins, pyrocatecollic type tannins, non-hydrolyzable tannins or flavolans) are polymers formed by the condensation of flavans. They do not contain sugar residues. They ...

s called profisetinidins. Those tannins can be extracted from the heartwood of ''

Acacia mearnsii ''Acacia mearnsii'', commonly known as black wattle, late black wattle or green wattle, is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae and is Endemism, endemic to south-eastern Australia. It is usually an erect tree with smooth bark, Glo ...

'' or from the heartwoods of '' Schinopsis balansae'', '' Schinopsis quebrachocolorado'' and from commercial quebracho extract.

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