α-asarone
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Asarone is chemical compound of the phenylpropanoid class found in certain plants such as Acorus and Asarum. There are two isomers, α (or trans) and β (or cis). As a volatile fragrance oil, it is used in killing pests and bacteria.
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- Has part
- carbon
- Mass
- 208.11
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- found in taxon
- Asarum megacalyx
- chemical formula
- C₁₂H₁₆O₃
- canonical SMILES
- CC=CC1=CC(=C(C=C1OC)OC)OC
- isomeric SMILES
- C/C=C/C1=CC(=C(C=C1OC)OC)OC
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- Asarone
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Asarone is chemical compound of the phenylpropanoid class found in certain plants such as Acorus and Asarum. There are two isomers, α (or trans) and β (or cis). As a volatile fragrance oil, it is used in killing pests and bacteria.
== Pharmacology == The main clinical symptom of asarone is prolonged vomiting that sometimes lasted more than 15 hours. Asarone is not metabolized to trimethoxyamphetamine as has been claimed by online vendors.
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