Anemonin
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Anemonin is a compound found in plants of the buttercup family (Ranunculaceae). It is the dimerization product of the toxin
protoanemonin
and is easily hydrolysed to a dicarboxylic acid
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The substance is named for the plant genus Anemone
, where it was first identified. Antispasmodic
and analgetic properties have been described.
Toxin
A toxin is a poisonous substance produced within living cells or organisms; man-made substances created by artificial processes are thus excluded...
protoanemonin
Protoanemonin
Protoanemonin is a toxin found in all plants of the buttercup family . On maceration, for example when the plant is wounded, it is produced by an enzymatic process from the glucoside ranunculin...
and is easily hydrolysed to a dicarboxylic acid
Dicarboxylic acid
Dicarboxylic acids are organic compounds that contain two carboxylic acid functional groups. In molecular formulae for dicarboxylic acids, these groups are often written as HOOC-R-COOH, where R may be an alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, or aryl group...
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The substance is named for the plant genus Anemone
Anemone
Anemone , is a genus of about 120 species of flowering plants in the buttercup family Ranunculaceae in the north and south temperate zones...
, where it was first identified. Antispasmodic
Antispasmodic
An antispasmodic is a drug or a herb that suppresses muscle spasms.-Smooth muscle spasm:One type of antispasmodics is used for smooth muscle contraction, especially in tubular organs of the gastrointestinal tract...
and analgetic properties have been described.