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Scammonin (also known as jalapin or scammonium[1]) is a glycoside that has been isolated from the stems of Ipomoea purga (jalap plant) and from Convolvulus scammonia (scammony).
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IUPAC name
Hexadecanoic acid, 11-((O-(E)-6-deoxy-4-O-(2-methyl-1-oxo-2-butenyl)-β-D-glucopyranosyl-(1→4)-O-(S)-6-deoxy-2-O-(2-methyl-1-oxobutyl)-α-L-mannopyranosyl-(1→2)-O-β-D-glucopyranosyl-(1→2)-6-deoxy-beta-D-glucopyranosyl))
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Other names
Jalapin, Scammonium
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C50H84O21 | |
Molar mass | 1021.201 g·mol−1 |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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References
edit- ^ Noda, N; Kogetsu, H; Kawasaki, T; Miyahara, K (1990). "Scammonins I and II, the resin glycosides of radix scammoniae from Convolvulus scammonia". Phytochemistry. 29 (11): 3565–9. Bibcode:1990PChem..29.3565N. doi:10.1016/0031-9422(90)85277-M. PMID 1367262.
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