Gallic esters of sucrose as a new class
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Pierre Potier; ValeΒ΄rie Maccario; Marie-BeΒ΄atrice Giudicelli; Yves Queneau; Oliv
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Article
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1999
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Elsevier Science
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French
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4 analogs of naturally occurring gallotannins have been synthesized upon acylation of sucrose by 2, 3, 6 and 8 galloyl groups. In a simple test using the DPPH radical, the antioxidant activity of such esters appears proportional to the number of the galloyl units.