santonin in English
noun
1
a toxic crystalline compound present in santonica and related plants, used as an anthelmintic.
Tenulin and helenalin were obtained from Helenium amarum, whereas santonin was commercially supplied (Sigma) and isoalantolactone was purified from helenin (Sigma) as in Dupuis et al..
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1. Artemisin is a sesquiterpene lactone, similar in structure to α-santonin.
2. Santonin can be converted to santonic acid (C15H20O4) via based-catalyzed hydrolysis followed by a multistep rearrangement process.
3. Artemisia (genus), hardy herbaceous plants and shrubs known for the powerful chemical constituents in their essential oils Artemisinin, a group of drugs used against malaria; Santonin, an anthelminthic, drug expelling parasitic worms by paralyzing them; References