Fucose
Fucose Fucose, whose term in the IUPAC nomenclature is: (3S, 4R, 5S, 6S) -6-Methyltetrahydro-2H-piran-2,3,4,5-tetraol is an aldose levogiro with brute
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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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Citronellal
Citronellal Citronellal or rodinale is a monoterpene aldehyde whose term in the official IUPAC nomenclature is: 3,7-dimethyloct-6-enal and having a
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Tragacanth gum
Tragacanth gum The tragacanth gum is also a natural product obtained from exudates that ooze from some plants of the
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Ursolic acid
Ursolic acid Ursolic acid, whose alternative names are Prunolo and Malolo is a cyclic triterpene hydroxyacid penta with brute or
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Germacrene
Germacrene The germacrens are a class of volatile organic hydrocarbons and in particular are of sesquiterpenes. Germacrene has five isomers
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