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Definition of Anemonin

Anemonin
Anemonin A*nem"o*nin, n. (Chem.) An acrid, poisonous, crystallizable substance, obtained from some species of anemone.

Meaning of Anemonin from wikipedia

- Anemonin is a dibutenolide natural product found in members of the buttercup family (Ranunculaceae) such as ****eborus niger, Ranunculus bulbosus, R. ficaria...
- protoanemonin spontaneously dimerizes into the potentially therapeutic compound anemonin, which can then be hydrolyzed into a dicarboxylic acid. As such, plants...
- toxic. By drying the herb, protoanemonin is dimerized to the non-toxic anemonin.[citation needed] Medieval herbalists believed it could be used to treat...
- The findings in some Ranunculus species of, for example, protoanemonin, anemonin, may justify the uses of these species against fever, rheumatism and rubefacient...
- drying of these plants, the protoanemonin toxin dimerizes to non-toxic anemonin, which is further hydrolyzed to non-toxic dicarboxylic acids. Cooking of...
- Robert; Romain, C; Karle, I; Karle, J (July 1, 1965). "The Structure of Anemonin". Journal of the American Chemical Society. 87 (14): 3251–3252. doi:10...
- level. As other Ranunculaceae, this plant is toxic because it contains anemonin. Zepigi, Marinella. "Ranunculus platanifolius L." Forum Acta Plantarum...
- contains anemonin and protoanemonin, bioactive compounds which have been investigated for potential therapeutic uses; one indication is that anemonin may inhibit...
- palustris. This species contains a number of noxious chemicals such as anemonin, a trait it shares with other ranunculids, and this is probably the reason...
- Abbas, Muhammad Ismail, Nadja Engel, and Viqar Uddin Ahmad Isolation of Anemonin from Pulsatilla wallichiana and its Biological Activities J. Chem. Soc...