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Definition of Quassin

Quassin
Quassin Quas"sin, n. [Cf. F. quassine. See Quassia.] (Chem.) The bitter principle of quassia, extracted as a white crystalline substance; -- formerly called quassite. [Written also quass[=i]in, and quassine.]

Meaning of Quassin from wikipedia

- Qu****in is a white, bitter, crystalline substance that is the prototypical example of the family of qu****inoids. It can be extracted from the qu****ia...
- biological activities in its tissues including the very bitter compound qu****in. Therefore, it is used as an insecticide, in traditional medicine, for...
- C-19, C-20, C-22 and C-25 types. The prototypical member of the group, qu****in, was first described in the 19th century from plants of the genus Qu****ia...
- Qu****ia undulata. It is the source of the qu****inoids such as qu****in and neo-qu****in. Simalikalactone D is a qu****inoid that is extracted from Qu****ia...
- example, (S)-(+)-carvone was used to begin a 1998 synthesis of the terpenoid qu****in: In 1908, it was reported that exposure of carvone to "Italian sunlight"...
- American herbalists in the 19th century. It contains phytochemicals, such as qu****in and saponin, and ailanthone. The noxious odours have been ****ociated with...
- applications as an aversive agent. Sucrose octaacetate Quercetin Brucine Qu****in The threshold for stimulation of bitter taste by quinine averages a concentration...
- medicine in Copenhagen. His doctoral thesis in 1775 examined medical use of qu****in from the plant qu****ia amara. He was appointed as physician (Norwegian:...
- were identified including pyrethrum, rotenone, nicotine, sabadilla, and qu****in. Synthetic compounds proved cheaper and far more effective than natural...
- glycyrrhizic acid MeSH D02.455.849.919.490 – limonins MeSH D02.455.849.919.570 – qu****ins MeSH D02.455.849.919.570.500 – glaucarubin MeSH D02.455.849.919.650 – sapogenins...