Table 3.

Theoretical Structural Possibilities of PACs. The calculations are permutations based on the Degree of Polymerization (DP) and the numbers/types of monomers and linkages known to occur in the selected PAC-rich plants.

Plant (common name)	General monomer types	Interflavonoid connection types	DP=2	n=3	n=4	n=5
Pine [139]	C, EC	3	12	72	432	2,592
Red clover [140]	C, EC, GC, EGC	2	32	256	2,048	16,384
Grapes [69]	C, EC, CG, ECG	4	64	1,024	16,384	262,144
Mangosteen [72]	C, EC, GC, CG, GCG, AZ	3	108	1944	34,992	629,856