Methyl gallate is a phenolic compound. It is the methyl ester of gallic acid.
Natural occurrences It is found in Terminalia myriocarpa, Bergenia ciliata (hairy Bergenia) and Geranium niveum.
It is found in the fruit extract of Paeonia anomala.
It is also found in wine.Simultaneous Determination of Nonanthocyanin Phenolic Compounds in Red Wines by HPLC-DAD/ESI-MS. María Monagas, Rafael Suárez, Carmen Gómez-Cordovés and Begoña Bartolomé, Am J Enol Vitic. June 2005, 56, pages 139-147
See also Phenolic content in wine
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