Study Set Content:
(Fam.
Leguminosae
constituents:
glycyrrhizin
uses:
flavoring agent, used to mask the taste of bitter drugs, possess demulcent and expectorant properties, added to chewing gums, chocolate candy, cigarettes, smoking mixtures, chewing tobacco and snuff
added to beer to increase foaminess but when added to root beer, stout, and porter, it imparts a bitter taste, with anti-inflammatory properties and employed in the treatment of peptic ulcer and Addison's disease.
GLYCYRRHIZA
Dioscorea or yam, obtained from
Dioscorea spiculiflora
Fam.
Dioscoreaceae
constituents
botogenin, diosgenin- sources are used as cortisone precursor
The aglycone contains a cyanide group
ex: amygdalin
CYANOPHORE GLYCOSIDES
plant source
bitter almonds, apricots, peaches plums, cherries
from Prunus serotina
prunasin
from Sambucus nigra
sambunigrin
both _____ yield D-mandelonitrile as the aglycone
amygdalin and and prunasin
the enzyme obtained from almond kernels
emulsin
consists of 2 mixtures
1. amygdalase
2. prunase
Wild cherry or (blank) from the dried stem bark of
Prunus virginiana wild black cherry tree, Prunus serotina
(Fam
Rosaceae
constituents:
prunasin ( D- mandelonitrile glucoside
compound formed by the partial hydrolysis of amygdalin
prunasin
uses:
flavored vehicle in cough remedies, sedative expectorant
the aglycone contains sulfur
ISOTHIOCYANATE
