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A simplified scheme of catechol and gallate moieties oxidation to quinones and subsequent quinones reaction with terminal amino- and sulfa-groups of proteins and lipids (R2 or R3). The catechol and gallate moieties are attached to a larger molecule of polyphenol (R1). For details see reviews.8,12
