Description_x000D_ General description_x000D_ Pyrogallol is a polyphenol and allelochemical, found on Microcystis aeruginosa and Emblica officinalis._x000D_ Application_x000D_ Pyrogallol has been used:_x000D_ • in the superoxide dismutase (SOD) assay_x000D_ • to induce modification in mitochondrial DNA and to characterize the same_x000D_ • as a standard to confirm the presence of pyrogallol in butanol fraction of white rose petal extract_x000D_ Packaging_x000D_ 100, 500 g in glass bottle_x000D_ Biochem/physiol Actions_x000D_ Pyrogallol induces superoxide anion (O2-) generation and in the presence of metal ions, it stimulates oxidative damage to DNA and lipids._x000D_ Quality_x000D_ May contain black specks.