Definition of Saligenin. Meaning of Saligenin. Synonyms of Saligenin

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Definition of Saligenin

Saligenin
Saligenin Sa*lig"e*nin, n. [Salicin + -gen.] (Chem.) A phenol alcohol obtained, by the decomposition of salicin, as a white crystalline substance; -- called also hydroxy-benzyl alcohol.

Meaning of Saligenin from wikipedia

- Salicyl alcohol (saligenin) is an organic compound with the formula C6HOH(CH2OH. It is a white solid that is used as a precursor in organic synthesis...
- salicylaldehyde. Salicin hydrolyses into β-d-glucose and salicyl alcohol (saligenin). Salicyl alcohol can be oxidized into salicylaldehyde and salicylate...
- Salicin, also termed Saligenin and glucose occurs in the willow. The enzymes ptyalin and emulsin convert it into glucose and saligenin, ortho-oxybenzylalcohol...
- aldehyde or a carboxylic acid.[citation needed] The first step results in a saligenin cyclic o-tolyl phosphate (SCOTP) intermediate, a neurotoxin. To the right...
- Hirschfelder and Hart synthesized and discovered local anesthesia made of saligenin to replace the use of cocaine in cystoscopy. This 4% solution drug is...
- tail of salmeterol binds to with high affinity. This allows the active saligenin head to angle on and off the receptor to activate it repeatedly. Formoterol...