cnicin
Sign in to saveCnicin is a sesquiterpene lactone, esterified with a substituted acrylic acid, and belonging to the germacranolide class of natural products. It is mainly found in Cnicus (Centaurea--formerly Cnicus--benedictus L. (Asteraceae)), and is present in spotted knapweed plants, where highest and lowest concentrations are found in the leaves (0.86-3.86% cnicin) and stems respectively. Cnicin is used as a bitter tonic and the bitterness value is approximately 1,500.
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- Mass
- 378.167853172
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- chemical formula
- C₂₀H₂₆O₇
- isomeric SMILES
- O=C/1O[C@@H]2/C=C(/CC/C=C(/C[C@H](OC(=O)\C(=C)[C@@H](O)CO)[C@H]2C\1=C)C)CO
- canonical SMILES
- O=C(OC1CC(=CCCC(=CC2OC(=O)C(=C)C21)CO)C)C(=C)C(O)CO
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Cnicin is a sesquiterpene lactone, esterified with a substituted acrylic acid, and belonging to the germacranolide class of natural products. It is mainly found in Cnicus (Centaurea--formerly Cnicus--benedictus L. (Asteraceae)), and is present in spotted knapweed plants, where highest and lowest concentrations are found in the leaves (0.86-3.86% cnicin) and stems respectively. Cnicin is used as a bitter tonic and the bitterness value is approximately 1,500.
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