Definition of Fraxin. Meaning of Fraxin. Synonyms of Fraxin

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Definition of Fraxin

Fraxin
Fraxin Frax"in, n. [From Fraxinus.] (Chem.) A colorless crystalline substance, regarded as a glucoside, and found in the bark of the ash (Fraxinus) and along with esculin in the bark of the horse-chestnut. It shows a delicate fluorescence in alkaline solutions; -- called also paviin.

Meaning of Fraxin from wikipedia

- Fraxin is a glucoside of fraxetin. Fraxin extracted from ash bark exhibits florescence in aqueous solution. A blue/green luminescence can be observed...
- 7-dihydroxycoumarin), the latter to glucose and daphnetin (7,8-dihydroxycoumarin). Fraxin, occurring in Fraxinus excelsior, and with aesculin, hydrolyses to glucose...
- can be found in Fraxinus rhynchophylla and seeds of Datura stramonium. Fraxin is a glucoside of fraxetin. Thuong, PT; Pokharel, YR; Lee, MY; Kim, SK;...