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Bate-Smith and Swain1 have recently come to the conclusion that the so-called condensed, ‘catechin’, tannins are in many instances identical with the ‘leuco-anthocyanins’ described by Robinson and Robinson2. Recent work here has suggested that the catechins and ‘leuco-anthocyanins’ are extremely closely related.
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Bate-Smith, E. C., and Swain, T. [Chem. and Indust., 377 (1953)].
Robinson, G. M., and Robinson, R., Biochem. J., 27, 206 (1933).
Forsyth, W. G. C. (in preparation).
Forsyth, W. G. C., Biochem. J., 51, 511 (1952).
Roberts, E. A. H., and Wood, D. J., Biochem. J., 53, 332 (1953).
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FORSYTH, W. ‘Leuco-cyanidin’ and Epicatechin. Nature 172, 726–727 (1953). https://doi.org/10.1038/172726a0
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