“An apple a day keeps the doctor away.” Traditional American rhyme
“Eat leeks in March and wild garlic in May, and all the year after the physicians may play.” Traditional Welsh rhyme
Tannasomes are newly discovered organelles in plants.
Why is this important?
Tannins:
Chemical Properties
Plants:
Use of Tannins:
- Antioxidant:
- Anti-Microbial Agent:
- Nutrition:
- Pharmaceutical:
References:
Plant Products as Antimicrobial Agents. Marjorie Murphy Cowan Clin Microbiol Rev. 1999 October; 12(4): 564–582.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC88925/
The tannosome is an organelle forming condensed tannins in the chlorophyllous organs of Tracheophyta. Jean-Marc Brillouet, Charles Romieu, Benoît Schoefs, Katalin Solymosi, Véronique Cheynier, Hélène Fulcrand, Jean-Luc Verdeil and Geneviève Conéjéro Ann Bot (2013)doi: 10.1093/aob/mct168First published online: September 11, 2013
http://aob.oxfordjournals.org/content/early/2013/09/11/aob.mct168.full
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