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