Punicalagin (''Pyuni-cala-jen'') is an
ellagitannin, a type of
phenolic compound. It is found as alpha and beta isomers in
pomegranates (''Punica granatum''), ''
Terminalia catappa'', ''
Terminalia myriocarpa'', and in ''
Combretum molle'', the velvet bushwillow, a plant species found in South Africa.
These three genera are all
Myrtales and the last two are both
Combretaceae
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.
Research
Punicalagins are water-soluble and
hydrolyze into smaller phenolic compounds, such as
ellagic acid.
There were no toxic effects in rats on a 6% diet of punicalagins for 37 days.
In laboratory research, punicalagins had
carbonic anhydrase inhibitor activity.
See also
*
Ellagic acid
*
Punicic acid
References
{{pomegranate ellagitannin
Pomegranate ellagitannins
Carbonic anhydrase inhibitors