Section dedicated to technical data sheets on natural active ingredients produced by plants or fungi and of various uses in food, pharmaceuticals and chemistry. Among these substances some have legislative restrictions, also depending on the country where they can be used. The most important thing that emerges from the study of these is that Nature is our largest laboratory, able to offer us all the necessary solutions.
Guido Bissanti
Sorgoleone Sorgoleone is a compound belonging to the p-benzoquinone class, whose IUPAC name is: 2-hydroxy-5-methoxy-3-[(8Z,11Z)-pentadeca-8,11,14-trienyl]cyclohexa-2,5-diene-1,4-dione. Sorgoleone has the molecular formula
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Glucosinolates Glucosinolates are glucosidic compounds that contain sulfur typically biosynthesized by some plants such as: Brassicaceae, Capparidaceae, Euphorbiaceae, etc. Glucosinolates
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Mesembrine Mesembrine, whose name in the official IUPAC nomenclature is: (3aS,7aS)-3a-(3,4-dimethoxyphenyl)-1-methyl-2,3,4,5,7,7a-hexahydroindol-6-one, it is an alkaloid present in the plant Mesembryanthemum
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Sterculic acid Sterculic acid, whose term in the official IUPAC nomenclature is 8-(2-octylcyclopropen-1-yl)octanoic acid, is a fatty acid composed of
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Protoveratrine Protoveratrine is a substance of natural origin whose term in the official IUPAC nomenclature is: [(1S,2S,6S,9S,10S,11R,12R,13S,14S,15S,16S,17R,18R,19S,22S,23S ,25R)-16,17-diacetyloxy-10,12,14,23-tetrahydroxy-6,10,19-trimethyl-13-[(2R)-2-methylbutanoyl]oxy-24-oxa-4-azahheptacyclo[12.12 .0.02,11.04,9.015,25.018,23.019,25]hexacosan-22-yl] (2S)-2-hydroxy-2-methylbutanoate.
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