Chemical Affinity between Tannin Size and Salivary Protein Binding Abilities: Implications for Wine Astringency.

Astringency perception, as an essential parameter for high-quality red wine, is principally elicited by condensed tannins in diversified chemical structures. Condensed tannins, which are also known as proanthocyanidins (PAs), belong to the flavonoid class of polyphenols and are incorporated by multi...

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Main Authors: Wen Ma, Pierre Waffo-Teguo, Michael Jourdes, Hua Li, Pierre-Louis Teissedre
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4982662?pdf=render