macelignan
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Macelignan (Anwulignan) is a lignan. It can be found in Myristica fragrans, the nutmeg.
Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- lignan
- Mass
- 328.167
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- found in taxon
- Myristica fragrans
- canonical SMILES
- CC(CC1=CC2=C(C=C1)OCO2)C(C)CC3=CC(=C(C=C3)O)OC
- chemical formula
- C₂₀H₂₄O₄
- isomeric SMILES
- COC1=CC(C[C@H](C)[C@H](C)CC2=CC=C3OCOC3=C2)=CC=C1O
- NCI Thesaurus ID
- C92606
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Macelignan (Anwulignan) is a lignan. It can be found in Myristica fragrans, the nutmeg.
==Medical research== One study has shown that macelignan may exert antimicrobial and anticariogenic activity against Streptococcus mutans, but this is not a currently used treatment.
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