Formation of acutissimin A in red wine through the contact with cork

Formation of acutissimin A in red wine through the contact with cork

This study shows that when cork material gets in contact with wine, the elagitannins which exist in the cork material (namely one called vescalagin) react with the catechins present in the wine, producing, among others, Acutissimin A, which is an anti-tumoural agent about 250 times more potent than...

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Main Authors: Luís Gil, Carlos Pereira, P. Branco, Artur Teixeira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: International Viticulture and Enology Society 2006-12-01
Series:OENO One
Subjects:
cork
wine
acutissimin A
HPLC/MS
oak
identification
Online Access:https://oeno-one.eu/article/view/862

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