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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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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International Viticulture and Enology Society
2006-12-01
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| Series: | OENO One |
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| Online Access: | https://oeno-one.eu/article/view/862 |