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Depside
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<p>A depside is a type of <a href="/facts/Polyphenol/H6Q7QIQH">polyphenolic</a> compound composed of two or more monocyclic <a href="/facts/Aromaticity/wK0DzRY6">aromatic</a> units linked by an <a href="/facts/Ester/FoUAIIw4">ester</a> group. Depsides are most often found in <a href="/facts/Lichen/cfbt9vjj">lichens</a>, but have also been isolated from <a href="/facts/Vascular_plant/5nWI2huT">higher plants</a>, including species of the <a href="/facts/Ericaceae/fthVmp8G">Ericaceae</a>, <a href="/facts/Lamiaceae/PUp3Bbjj">Lamiaceae</a>, <a href="/facts/Papaveraceae/hR6ajKac">Papaveraceae</a> and <a href="/facts/Myrtaceae/s1QMCFTj">Myrtaceae</a>. </p><p>Certain depsides have <a href="/facts/Antibiotic/sF1kIfxg">antibiotic</a>, anti-<a href="/facts/HIV/ulY2rgzu">HIV</a>, <a href="/facts/Antioxidant/4TG4MQ83">antioxidant</a>, and <a href="/facts/Antineoplastic/fWTLbaUT">anti-proliferative</a> activity <i><a href="/facts/In_vitro/evp3hAX6">in vitro</a></i>. As inhibitors of <a href="/facts/Prostaglandin/kIKw0gDj">prostaglandin</a> synthesis and <a href="/facts/Leukotriene_B4/2c10wLfL">leukotriene B4</a> biosynthesis, some depsides have <i>in vitro</i> anti-inflammatory activity. </p><p>A depsidase is a type of enzyme that cuts depside bonds. One such enzyme is <a href="/facts/Tannase/NFdkK74T">tannase</a>. </p>