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
Smilagenin Smilagenin, whose term in the official IUPAC nomenclature is: (1R,2S,4S,5’R,6R,7S,8R,9S,12S,13S,16S,18R)-5′,7,9,13-tetramethylspiro [5-oxypentacyclo[10.8.0.02,9.04,8.013 ,18]icosane-6,2′-oxane]-16-ol, is a novel non-peptide neurotrophic factor inducer.
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Erythritol Erythritol, whose term in the official IUPAC nomenclature is: (2R,3S)-butane-1,2,3,4-tetraol, also known by the abbreviation E968 is a polyalcohol
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Sarsasapogenin Sarsasapogenin, whose term in the official IUPAC nomenclature is: (2S, 2′R, 4aS, 4bS, 5′S, 6aS, 6bR, 7S, 9aS, 10aS,
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Smitilbine Smitilbine, whose term in the official IUPAC nomenclature is: (2R, 3S) -2- (3,5-dihydroxyphenyl) -5,7-dihydroxy-3 – [(2S, 3R, 4R, 6S)
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Resveratrol Resveratrol, whose term in the official IUPAC nomenclature is: 5- [2E- (4-hydroxyphenyl) -ethenyl] benzen-1,3-diol is a non-flavonoid phenol with
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Glaucarubinone Glaucarubinone, whose term in the official IUPAC nomenclature is: [(1S, 4R, 5R, 6R, 7S, 8R, 11R, 13S, 17S, 18S,
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Schisandrin Schisandrin is a compound of natural origin present in the Schisandra chinensis (Turcz.) Baill plant. In the official IUPAC
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