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Iridoids are a type of
monoterpenoids in the
general form of cyclopentanopyran,
found in a wide
variety of
plants and some animals. They are biosynthetically...
- ends of the
aglycone to form the
different compounds.
These contain an
iridoid group; e.g. aucubin,
geniposidic acid, theviridoside, loganin, catalpol...
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butterflies so that
descendant larval bodies may
better incorporate iridoid glycosides.
Iridoid glycolyside metabolites appear to have a growth-stimulating effect...
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Nepetalactone is a name for
multiple iridoid analog stereoisomers.
Nepetalactones are
produced by
Nepeta cataria (catnip) and many
other plants belonging...
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Nepetalactol is an
iridoid. It is
produced from 8-oxogeranial by the
enzyme iridoid synthase.
Nepetalactol is a
substrate for the
enzyme iridoid oxidase (IO)...
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Monocyclic (single ring)
Bicyclic (2 rings)
Iridoids (cyclopentane ring)
Iridoid glycosides (
iridoids bound to a sugar)
Steroids (4 rings) Hemiterpenoids...
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Actinidine is an
iridoid produced in
nature by a wide
variety of
plants and animals. It was the
first cyclopentanoid monoterpene alkaloid to be discovered...
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Oleuropein is a
glycosylated seco-
iridoid, a type of
phenolic bitter compound found in
green olive skin, flesh, seeds, and leaves. The term oleuropein...
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aiding in seed dispersal.
Chemical constituents of
Galium aparine include:
iridoid glycosides such as
asperulosidic acid and 10-deacetylasperulosidic acid;...
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Catalpol is an
iridoid glucoside. This
natural product falls in the
class of
iridoid glycosides,
which are
simply monoterpenes with a
glucose molecule...
