Procyanidin B3


Procyanidin B3 is a B type proanthocyanidin. Procyanidin B3 is a catechin dimer.

Natural occurrences

It can be found in red wine, in barley, in beer, in peach or in Jatropha macrantha, the Huanarpo Macho.

Health effects

It has been identified as a hair-growth stimulant.

Chemical synthesis

Molar equivalents of synthetic -leucocyanidin and -catechin condense with exceptional rapidity at pH 5 under ambient conditions to give the all-trans-- and -bi- the all-trans-- and -tri-.