The molecule is a gallate ester obtained by formal condensation of the carboxy group of gallic acid with the (3R)-hydroxy group of epiafzelechin. It has a role as a Camellia sinensis metabolite. It is a gallate ester, a polyphenol and a member of flavans. It derives from a (-)-epiafzelechin.
[(2R,3R)-5,7-dihydroxy-2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-3,4-dihydro-2H-chromen-3-yl] 3,4,5-trihydroxybenzoate