Members of the class of hydroxyflavan that have a flavan-3-ol skeleton and its substituted derivatives.
| Member | Definition | Role |
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| (-)-catechin | The (-)-enantiomer of catechin. | (-)-catechin |
| (-)-gallocatechin gallate | A gallate ester obtained by formal condensation of the carboxy group of gallic acid with the (3R)-hydroxy group of (-)-gallocatechin. A natural product found in found in green tea. | (-)-gallocatechin gallate |
| (+)-epicatechin | A catechin that is flavan carrying five hydroxy substituents at positions 3, 3', 4', 5 and 7 (the 2S,3S-stereoisomer). | (+)-epicatechin |
| (2R,3S)-2-(3,4-dimethoxyphenyl)-5,7-dimethoxy-3,4-dihydro-2H-1-benzopyran-3-ol | | (2R,3S)-2-(3,4-dimethoxyphenyl)-5,7-dimethoxy-3,4-dihydro-2H-1-benzopyran-3-ol |
| 3'-o-methylepicatechin | | 3'-O-methylepicatechin |
| 4'-o-methylepigallocatechin | | 4'-O-methylepigallocatechin |
| 5,7-Dihydroxy-2-(3,4,5-trihydroxyphenyl)-3,4-dihydro-2H-chromen-3-yl 3,4,5-trihydroxybenzoate | | 5,7-Dihydroxy-2-(3,4,5-trihydroxyphenyl)-3,4-dihydro-2H-chromen-3-yl 3,4,5-trihydroxybenzoate |
| afzelechin | A tetrahydroxyflavan that is (2S)-flavan substituted by hydroxy groups at positions 3, 5, 7 and 4' respectively. | afzelechin |
| catechin | The (+)-enantiomer of catechin and a polyphenolic antioxidant plant metabolite. | (+)-catechin |
| epiafzelechin | A catechin derivative having (2R,3R)-configuration. | (-)-epiafzelechin |
| epicatechin | A catechin with (2R,3R)-configuration. | (-)-epicatechin |
| epicatechin gallate | A gallate ester obtained by formal condensation of the carboxy group of gallic acid with the (3R)-hydroxy group of epicatechin. A natural product found in Parapiptadenia rigida. | (-)-epicatechin-3-O-gallate |
| Epigallocatechin 3,5-Digallate | | Epigallocatechin 3,5-Digallate |
| epigallocatechin-3-o-(3''-o-methyl)-gallate | | (-)-Epigallocatechin 3-(3-methyl-gallate) |
| gallocatechin-3-gallate | A gallate ester obtained by formal condensation of the carboxy group of gallic acid with the (3S)-hydroxy group of (+)-gallocatechin. | (+)-gallocatechin gallate |
| gallocatechol | A flavan-3,3',4',5,5',7-hexol having (2R,3R)-configuration. | (-)-epigallocatechin |