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Showing 1 to 3 of 3 for “"Picrocrocin"”.
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The synthesis of safranal
… naturally in the saffron plant as a glucoside, picrocrocin. In 1922 Winterstein and TeleCzky obtained safranal by hydrolysis of picrocrocin, but its structure was not determined. Kuhn and Winterstein hydrolyzed picrocrocin in 1933 and obtained safranal and glucose in a one to one ratio. The …
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Development of analytical methodology based on chromatographic and mass spectrometric techniques for the characterization and fingerprinting of bioactive compounds of Crocus sativus L.
… The main bioactive analyzed compounds were picrocrocin, crocetin and analogues thereof, which are unusually glucosylated carotenoids (ranging from one up to a total five glucosyl-residues) and specifically Gentiobiosyl-gentiotriosyl-E-crocetin (trans-crocin-5, TC-5), …
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Saffron extract and its active constituents as preventative and/or treatment agents for prostate cancer using in vitro and in vivo models
… simultaneously measure saffron marker compounds (picrocrocin, crocin, safranal, and crocetin), which can be used to assess the quality and to identify adulteration of saffron samples. Our study emphasized the importance of standardizing the solvent systems used during extraction to minimize …