Castavinol
Castavinols are natural phenolic compounds found in red wines.[1] These molecules are colorless and are derived from anthocyanin pigments. Thus their formation leads to a wine color loss.
Known molecules
[edit]- Castavinol C1
- Castavinol C2
- Castavinol C3
- Castavinol C4
References
[edit]- ^ Castagnino, Chantal; Vercauteren, Joseph (1996). "Castavinol, a new series of polyphenols from Bordeaux red wines". Tetrahedron Letters. 37 (43): 7739–7742. doi:10.1016/0040-4039(96)01761-3.