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Phytochemistry is a peer-reviewed scientific journal covering pure and applied plant chemistry, plant biochemistry and molecular biology. It is published by Elsevier and is an official publication for the Phytochemical Society of Europe , the Phytochemical Society of North America , and the Phytochemical Society of Asia .
The iridoid ring scaffold is synthesized, in plants, by the enzyme iridoid synthase. [5] In contrast with other monoterpene cyclases, iridoid synthase uses 8-oxogeranial as a substrate.
Panax quinquefolius is a herbaceous perennial plant.Its aromatic root resembles a small parsnip that forks as it matures. The plant grows 6 to 18 in (15 to 46 cm) tall, usually bearing three compound leaves (sometimes called "prongs"), each with three to five leaflets, 2 to 5 in (5 to 13 cm) long.
Phytochemistry is the study of phytochemicals, which are chemicals derived from plants.Phytochemists strive to describe the structures of the large number of secondary metabolites found in plants, the functions of these compounds in human and plant biology, and the biosynthesis of these compounds.
Butein is a chalcone of the chalconoids.It can be found in Toxicodendron vernicifluum (or formerly Rhus verniciflua), Dahlia, Butea (Butea monosperma) and Coreopsis. [1] It has antioxidative, aldose reductase and advanced glycation endproducts inhibitory effects. [2]
Sida cordifolia ('ilima, [1] flannel weed, [2] bala, country mallow or heart-leaf sida) is a perennial subshrub of the mallow family Malvaceae native to India. It has naturalized throughout the world, and is considered an invasive weed in Africa, Australia, the southern United States, Hawaiian Islands, New Guinea, and French Polynesia.
Arbutin is a compound where a glucose molecule, specifically d-glucose, is chemically bound to hydroquinone.In aqueous solutions, glucose can exist in one of three stereoisomeric forms: α, β, or γ, with the β-anomer being the predominant form. [4]
Both unsubstituted and substituted tetrahydrothiophenes are reported to occur in nature. For example, tetrahydrothiophene occurs as a volatile from Eruca sativa Mill. . (salad rocket) [5] while monocyclic substituted tetrahydrothiophenes have been isolated from Allium fistulosum 'Kujou', [6] Allium sativum (garlic), [7] Allium cepa (onion), [8] Allium schoenoprasum (chives), [9] and Salacia ...