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Crocin

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Crocin is a carotenoid chemical compound that is found in the flowers crocus and gardenia. [1]

18 relations: Antioxidant, Aphrodisiac, Carotenoid, Crocetin, Crocus, Cytostasis, Dicarboxylic acid, Disaccharide, Ester, Gardenia, Gentiobiose, Glycosyl, Hydrophile, In vitro, IUPAC nomenclature of chemistry, Moiety (chemistry), Polyene, Saffron.

Antioxidant

Antioxidants are molecules that inhibit the oxidation of other molecules.

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Aphrodisiac

An aphrodisiac or love drug is a substance that increases libido when consumed.

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Carotenoid

Carotenoids, also called tetraterpenoids, are organic pigments that are produced by plants and algae, as well as several bacteria and fungi.

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Crocetin

Crocetin is a natural apocarotenoid dicarboxylic acid that is found in the crocus flower and Gardenia jasminoides (fruits).

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Crocus

Crocus (English plural: crocuses or croci) is a genus of flowering plants in the iris family comprising 90 species of perennials growing from corms.

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Cytostasis

Cytostasis (cyto – cell; stasis – stoppage) is the inhibition of cell growth and multiplication.

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Dicarboxylic acid

A dicarboxylic acid is an organic compound containing two carboxyl functional groups (−COOH).

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Disaccharide

A disaccharide (also called a double sugar or bivose) is the sugar formed when two monosaccharides (simple sugars) are joined by glycosidic linkage.

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Ester

In chemistry, an ester is a chemical compound derived from an acid (organic or inorganic) in which at least one –OH (hydroxyl) group is replaced by an –O–alkyl (alkoxy) group.

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Gardenia

Gardenia is a genus of flowering plants in the coffee family, Rubiaceae, native to the tropical and subtropical regions of Africa, Asia, Madagascar and Pacific Islands.

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Gentiobiose

Gentiobiose is a disaccharide composed of two units of D-glucose joined with a β(1->6) linkage.

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Glycosyl

A glycosyl group is a univalent free radical or substituent structure obtained by removing the hemiacetal hydroxyl group from the cyclic form of a monosaccharide and, by extension, of a lower oligosaccharide.

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Hydrophile

A hydrophile is a molecule or other molecular entity that is attracted to water molecules and tends to be dissolved by water.

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In vitro

In vitro (meaning: in the glass) studies are performed with microorganisms, cells, or biological molecules outside their normal biological context.

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IUPAC nomenclature of chemistry

The International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) has published four sets of rules to standardize chemical nomenclature.

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Moiety (chemistry)

In organic chemistry, a moiety is a part of a molecule.

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Polyene

Polyenes are poly-unsaturated organic compounds that contain at least three alternating double and single carbon–carbon bonds.

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Saffron

Saffron (pronounced or) is a spice derived from the flower of Crocus sativus, commonly known as the "saffron crocus".

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crocin

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