Tannate

{{Short description|Class of chemical compounds}}

A tannate is the salt or ester of tannic acid.[http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/tannate Medical Dictionary definition]

In the context of pharmacology, chemical compounds or substances broadly fitting the definition of "medicine" or "drug" are paired with a tannate molecule to produce a specific form of substance. For example, Albumin tannate (also known as Tannin albuminate) is an antidiarrheal, commonly in the form of gelatin.{{cite journal|title=Gelatin tannate reduces the proinflammatory effects of lipopolysaccharide in human intestinal epithelial cells|journal=Clinical and Experimental Gastroenterology|volume=5|pages=61–7|doi=10.2147/CEG.S28792|pmid=22629114|pmc=3358810|year=2012|last1=Cardile|first1=Venera|last2=Cardile|first2=V|last3=Puglia|first3=C|last4=Bonina|first4=C|last5=Bonina|first5=F |doi-access=free }}{{cite journal|title=Gelatin tannate for treating acute gastroenteritis: a systematic review|journal=Annals of Gastroenterology|volume=27|issue=2|pages=121–124|pmid=24733622|pmc=3982626|year=2014|last1=Ruszczyński|first1=M|last2=Urbańska|first2=M|last3=Szajewska|first3=H}}