prodelphinidin

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Etymology[edit]

pro- +‎ delphinidin

Noun[edit]

prodelphinidin (countable and uncountable, plural prodelphinidins)

  1. (biochemistry) The polymeric tannins, composed of gallocatechin, that yield delphinidin during depolymerization under oxidative conditions.
    • 2015 July 31, “Procyanidins Negatively Affect the Activity of the Phosphatases of Regenerating Liver”, in PLOS ONE[1], →DOI:
      A study with pure prodelphinidin B3 and C2 showed that they inhibit the growth of prostate cancer cells through cell cycle arrest and caspase-3 activation.