ALLXIN, A STRESS COMPOUND FROM GARLIC

Yukihiro KODERA; Hiromichi MATSUURA; Susumu YOSHIDA; Toshihiko SUMIDA; Yoichi ITAKURA; Toru FUWA; Hoyoku NISHINO

doi:10.1248/cpb.37.1656

Yukihiro KODERA, Hiromichi MATSUURA, Susumu YOSHIDA, Toshihiko SUMIDA, Yoichi ITAKURA, Toru FUWA, Hoyoku NISHINO

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Keywords: Allium sativum, garlic, Liliaceae, stress compound, allixin, 4-pyrone derivative

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1989 Volume 37 Issue 6 Pages 1656-1658

DOI https://doi.org/10.1248/cpb.37.1656

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Abstract

A new stress compound, names allixin, was isolated from garlic, bulbs of Allium sativum L, and the structure was identified by NMR and MS spectrometry as 3-hydroxy-5-methoxy-6-methyl-2-pentyl-4H-pyran-4-one.

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