petasin
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Petasin is a natural chemical compound found in plants of the genus Petasites. Chemically, it is classified as a sesquiterpene and is the ester of petasol and angelic acid.
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- Mass
- 316.203845
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- found in taxon
- Petasites japonicus
- chemical formula
- C₂₀H₂₈O₃
- canonical SMILES
- CC=C(C)C(=O)OC1CCC2=CC(=O)C(CC2(C1C)C)C(=C)C
- isomeric SMILES
- C/C=C(/C)\C(=O)O[C@@H]1CCC2=CC(=O)[C@@H](C[C@@]2([C@H]1C)C)C(=C)C
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Petasin is a natural chemical compound found in plants of the genus Petasites. Chemically, it is classified as a sesquiterpene and is the ester of petasol and angelic acid.
Petasin is believed to be responsible, at least in part, for the anti-inflammatory effects of common butterbur (Petasites hybridus) extracts.
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