Introduction Flashcards
What consists of Phenoic Acid?
Chlorogenic Acid
Caffeic Acid
Rosmarinic Acid
Salicylic Acid
Give an example of Chlorogenic acid
Green tea
Give an example of Caffeic Acid
Black Coffee
Give an example of Rosmarinic Acid
Rosemary
Give an example of Salicylic Acid
White willow bark
What are the 5 properties of Phenols?
Anti-inflammatory Anti-sickling Anti-viral Antioxidant Analgesic
Give an example of Cyanogenic Glycosides and what kind of effect do they have?
Bitter almonds and cherry bark
Anti-Tussive effect
What are Mucilages derived from? And what kind of effect do they have? And what is the key characteristic?
Sugar
Emmollient effect
Laxative
Give an example of Mucilages
Gums, mannans, hemicellulose, pectins
How are essential oils isolated?
By steam distillation
Give an example in which essential oils are derived from
Flowers, peels, leaves
What kind of composition do essential oils have?
Standardized
What do Terpenoids suppress and regulate?
Suppress NFkB
Regulate metabolism
What consists of 10 carbon Terpenoids? 15 carbon?
10 carbon: Limonene, Geraniol
15 carbon: Bisabolol
What is the chemical structure of Phenylpropanoids?
3 carbon chain with benzene ring