Sanguiin H-6


Sanguiin H-6 is an ellagitannin.

Natural occurrence

Sanguiin H-6 can be found in Rosaceae such as the great burnet, in strawberries and in Rubus species such as red raspberries or cloudberries.

Chemistry

Sanguiin H-6 is dimer of casuarictin linked by a bond between the gallic acid residue and one of the hexahydroxydiphenic acid units. It has sanguisorbic acid ester groups as linking units between glucopyranose moieties.
Sanguiin H-6 contributes to the antioxidant capacity of raspberries.
It is an isomer of agrimoniin.