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picrocrocin
Sign in to saveAlso known as (R)-4-(beta-D-Glucopyranosyloxy)-2,6,6-trimethyl-1-cyclohexene-1-carboxaldehyde
Picrocrocin is a monoterpene glycoside precursor of safranal. It is found in the spice saffron, which comes from the crocus flower. Picrocrocin has a bitter taste, and is the chemical most responsible for the taste of saffron.
Chemical data
- Formula
- C16H26O7
- Molecular weight
- 330.37 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- (4R)-2,6,6-trimethyl-4-[(2R,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxycyclohexene-1-carbaldehyde
- SMILES
- CC1=C(C(C[C@@H](C1)O[C@H]2[C@@H]([C@H]([C@@H]([C@H](O2)CO)O)O)O)(C)C)C=O
- InChIKey
- WMHJCSAICLADIN-WYWSWGBSSA-N
- XLogP
- -0.5
- Polar surface area
- 116 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 4
- H-bond acceptors
- 7
- Formal charge
- 0
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Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- aldehydes
- Mass
- 330.168
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- chemical formula
- C₁₆H₂₆O₇
- isomeric SMILES
- CC1=C(C(C[C@@H](C1)O[C@H]2[C@@H]([C@H]([C@@H]([C@H](O2)CO)O)O)O)(C)C)C=O
- canonical SMILES
- CC1=C(C(CC(C1)OC2C(C(C(C(O2)CO)O)O)O)(C)C)C=O
- found in taxon
- Crocus caeruleus
- has characteristic
- bitterness
- Commons category
- Picrocrocin
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Picrocrocin is a monoterpene glycoside precursor of safranal. It is found in the spice saffron, which comes from the crocus flower. Picrocrocin has a bitter taste, and is the chemical most responsible for the taste of saffron.
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