Selligueain A
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 Epiafzelechin-(4β-8,2β-0-7)-epiafzelechin-(4β-8)-afzelechin 
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| C45H36O15 | |
| Molar mass | 816.75 g/mol | 
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). 
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Selligueain A is an A type proanthocyanidin trimer of the propelargonidin type.
It can be extracted from the rhizome of the fern Selliguea feei collected in Indonesia.[1]
It has sweetener properties with relative sweetness of 35 times as compared to the intensity of a 2% w/v aqueous sucrose solution.
References
- ^ Baek, NI; Chung, MS; Shamon, L; Kardono, LB; Tsauri, S; Padmawinata, K; Pezzuto, JM; Soejarto, DD; Kinghorn, AD (1993). "Selligueain A, a novel highly sweet proanthocyanidin from the rhizomes of Selliguea feei". J Nat Prod. 56 (9): 1532–8. Bibcode:1993JNAtP..56.1532B. doi:10.1021/np50099a011. PMID 8254348.
 
External links
 Media related to Selligueain A at Wikimedia Commons
