Castavinol

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Chemical structure of castavinols, where R = H, OH, or OCH₃

Castavinols are natural phenolic compounds found in red wines. These molecules are colorless and are derived from anthocyanin pigments. Thus their formation leads to a wine color loss.

Known molecules

• Castavinol C1
• Castavinol C2
• Castavinol C3
• Castavinol C4

External links

• 1996 : Les molécules des futurs millésimes Bordelais ? C. Castagnino, C. Chèze and J. Vercauteren, Bull. Soc. Pharm. Bordeaux, 1997, 136, pp. 19-36 Archived 2011-10-04 at the Wayback Machine (French)