The molecule is an O-acyl carbohydrate obtained by formal condensation of the carboxy group of gallic acid with the 2-hydroxy group of D-glucose. It has a role as a Camellia sinensis metabolite. It derives from an aldehydo-D-glucose and a gallic acid.
[(2R,3S,4R,5R)-3,4,5,6-tetrahydroxy-1-oxohexan-2-yl] 3,4,5-trihydroxybenzoate