Mimosine
Mimosine Mimosine, whose term in the IUPAC nomenclature is: (2S)-2-Amino-3-(3-hydroxy-4-oxopyridin-1-yl)propanoic acid is a toxic amino acid with the brute or
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Active principles
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.
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Phorbol
Phorbol Phorbol, whose term in the official IUPAC nomenclature is: (1aR,1bS,4aR,7aS,9bS,8R,9R,9aS)-4a,7b,9,9a-Tetrahydroxy-3-(hydroxymethyl)-1,1,6,8-tetramethyl-1,1a,1b,4,4a,7a,7b,8,9,9a-decahydro-5H-cyclopropa[3,4]benzo[1,2-e]azulen-5-one, is a natural organic compound of plant origin with
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Cerotic acid
Cerotic acid Cerotic acid, or hexacosanoic acid, is a carboxylic acid belonging to the class of saturated fatty acids having
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Cyclosporine
Cyclosporine Cyclosporine is a natural peptide with the brute or molecular formula: C62H111N11O12. Cyclosporine is a naturally occurring substance extracted
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Cyclopamine
Cyclopamine Cyclopamine is a natural chemical compound, whose term in the official IUPAC nomenclature is: (2′R,3S,3′R,3′aS,6′S,6aS,6bS,7′aR,11aS,11bR)-3′,6′,10,11b-Tetramethyl-1,2,3,3′a,4,4′,5′,6,6′,6a,6b,7,7′,7′a,8,11,11a,11b-octadecahydro-3′H-spiro[benzo[a]fluorene-9,2′-furo[3,2-b]pyridin]-3-ol. Cyclopamine, or 11-deoxojervina, has
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Chorismic acid
Chorismic acid Chorismic acid, whose term in the official IUPAC nomenclature is: 3R-[(1-carboxyvinyl)oxy]-4R-hydroxycyclohexa-1,5-diene-1-carboxylic acid, is an organic acid belonging to
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Patchoulol
Patchoulol Patchoulol or patchouli alcohol, whose term in the official IUPAC nomenclature is: (1R,4S,4aS,6R,8aS)-4,8a,9,9-Tetramethyldecahydro-1,6-methanonaphthalen-1-ol is an alcohol sesquiterpenic present in
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