List of articles in "Chemical Substance" category - Page 671

Danishefsky’s diene (Kitahara diene) is an organosilicon compound and a diene with the formal name trans-1-methoxy-3-trimethylsilyloxy-13-butadiene named after Samuel J. Danishefsky. Because the diene is very electron-rich it is a […]

S-Adenosyl-L-homocysteine (SAH) is an amino acid derivative used in several metabolic pathways in most organisms. It is an intermediate in the synthesis of cysteine and adenosine.SAH is formed by the […]

Calcium tartrate is a byproduct of the wine industry prepared from wine fermentation dregs. It is the calcium salt of tartaric acid an acid most commonly found in ripe grapes. […]

Neocarzinostatin is a macromolecular chromoprotein enediyne antibiotic with anti-tumoral activity secreted by Streptomyces macromomyceticus.It consists of two parts a labile chromophore (bicyclic dienediyne structure shown at right) and a 113 […]

Adenophostin A is a potent inositol triphosphate (IP3) receptor agonist but is much more potent than IP3.IPR3 is a ligand-gated intracellular Ca2+ release channel that plays a central role in […]

Pinosylvin is a pre-infectious stilbenoid toxin (i.e. synthesized prior to infection) contrary to phytoalexins which are synthesized during infection. It is present in the heartwood of Pinaceae. It is a […]

Cubebol is a natural sesquiterpene alcohol first identified in cubeb oil. It is also found in basil. It was patented as a cooling agent in 2001 by Firmenich an international […]

N-Octyl bicycloheptene dicarboximide (MGK 264) is an ingredient in some common pesticides. It has no intrinsic pesticidal activity itself but rather is a synergist enhancing the potency of pyrethroid ingredients. […]

Simonellite (11-dimethyl-1234-tetrahydro-7-isopropyl phenanthrene) is a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon with a chemical formula C19H24. It is similar to retene.Simonellite occurs naturally as an organic mineral derived from diterpenes present in conifer […]

Cadalene or cadalin (4-isopropyl-16-dimethylnaphthalene) is a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon with a chemical formula C15H18 and a cadinane skeleton.