Exp 5 Flashcards
“sugar ethers”; a compound that yield 1 or more sugar and a non-sugar component among the products of hydrolysis
Glycosides
functions of glycosides
- regulatory, productive, & sanitary compounds
- cardiac glycosides, laxatives, local irritants, analgesics, etc
two components of glycosides
• glycone
• aglycone (genins)
what are the components of glycone?
• sugar component
• common denominator
• inactive
what are the components of aglycone?
• non-sugar component
• basis of classification
• active
if it’s glucose, it’s called?
glucoside
if it’s fructose, it’s called?
fructoside
if it’s galactose, it’s called?
galactoside
if it’s glucoronic acid, it’s called?
glucoronide
four classifications based on glycosidic bond
C, O, N, S
classification based on aglycone portion
alcohol, aldehyde, anthraquinone, chromone, coumarin, cyanogenic, flavonoid, iridoid, isothiocyanate, phenol, saponin, steroidal, & steviol
the aglycone portion is an alcohol derivative
alcohol glycosides
source of alcohol glycosides
willow bark (salix purpurea, s. fragilis)
the aglycone portion is an aldehyde derivative
aldehyde glycosides
source of aldehyde glycosides
vanilla (vanilla planifolia, v. tahitensis)
• largest group of naturally occuring quinone pigments
• dyes, cathartics, stimulant laxative (habit-forming
anthraquine glycosides
• derivatives are often orange-red compounds that are soluble in hot water and in dilute alcohol
• gives a characteristic red, violet, green, or purple color with a base
anthraquinone glycosides
tests for anthraquinone
bontrager’s test & modified bontrager’s test
result of bontrager’s test
red coloration in the lower ammoniacal layer
result of modified bontrager’s test
pink color
sources of anthraquinone
• cascara sagrada
• frangula
• aloe vera
• rhubarb
• indian rhubarb
• senna
• chrysarobin
the aglycone portion are derivative of benzo-δ-pyrone nucleus
chromone glycosides
sources of chromone glycosides
• hypericum erectum
• japanese eurya (eurya japonica)
• cassia multijuga
the aglycone portion are derivative of benzo-α-pyrone nucleus
coumarin glycosides
sources of coumarin glycosides
• tonka bean (dipteryx odorata)
• meadowsweet (filipendula ulmaria)
• sweet clover (melilotus officinalis)
• vanilla grass (anthoxanthum odoratum)
• yields hydrocyanic acid upon hydrolysis
• often found in legumes, root crops, and grasses
• usually in plants together with hydrolytic enzymes
cyanogenic glycosides
most cyanogenic glycosides are lost after plant harvest due to what?
spontaneous hydrolysis
laetrile, thought to have anti-tumor properties
amygdalin