Syringin
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Syringin is a natural chemical compound first isolated from the bark of lilac
(Syringa vulgaris) by Meillet in 1841. It has since been found to be distributed widely throughout many types of plants. Chemically, it is the glucoside
of sinapyl alcohol
.
Lilac
Syringa is a genus of about 20–25 species of flowering woody plants in the olive family , native to woodland and scrub from southeastern Europe to eastern Asia, and widely and commonly cultivated in temperate areas elsewhere....
(Syringa vulgaris) by Meillet in 1841. It has since been found to be distributed widely throughout many types of plants. Chemically, it is the glucoside
Glucoside
A glucoside is a glycoside that is derived from glucose. Glucosides are common in plants, but rare in animals. Glucose is produced when a glucoside is hydrolysed by purely chemical means, or decomposed by fermentation or enzymes....
of sinapyl alcohol
Sinapyl alcohol
Sinapyl alcohol is an organic compound derived from cinnamic acid. This phytochemical is one of the monolignols. It is biosynthetized via the phenylpropanoid biochemical pathway, its immediate precursor being sinapaldehyde. Sinapyl alcohol is a precursor to lignin or lignans. It is also a...
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