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