Research Article

Effect of Constituent Units, Type of Interflavan Bond, and Conformation on the Antioxidant Properties of Procyanidin Dimers: A Computational Outlook

Figure 1

General structure of procyanidin dimers with interflavan bond types C4–C8 and C4–C6. (a) PB3 (C4α–C8, catechin); PB4 (C4α–C8, catechin-epicatechin). (b) PB5 (C4β–C6, epicatechin); PB6 (C4α–C6, catechin); PB7 (C4β–C6, epicatechin-catechin); PB8 (C4α–C6, catechin-epicatechin).
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