Term Name: phlorotannin
Synonyms: phlorotannins
Definition: A type of tannin usually found in brown algae such as kelps and rockweeds. Unlike the hydrolysable or condensed tannins, these compounds are oligomers of phloroglucinol.
Ontology: ChEBI [CHEBI:71222]  ( EBI )

Relationships
is a type of: tannin
has subtype: 6,6'-bieckol 7-phloroeckol dieckol eckol eckstolonol fucodiphloroethol G
has_role: algal metabolite