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Sugiol, the Glossary

Index Sugiol

Sugiol is a phenolic abietane derivative of ferruginol and can be used as a biomarker for specific families of conifers.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 88 relations: Abietane, Abietatriene, Amine, Antimicrobial, Antioxidant, Antiviral drug, Araucaria, Araucariaceae, Aromatic compound, Biomarker, Biomineralization, Biomolecule, Carbohydrate, Carbonate, Carboxylic acid, Cedrus, Cedrus atlantica, Cellulose, Chemotherapy, Conifer, Cupressaceae, Cytochrome P450, Derivatization, Diagenesis, Diazomethane, Diterpene, Electron ionization, Eocene, Ester, Fatty acid, Ferruginol, Flowering plant, Fossil wood, Fragmentation (mass spectrometry), Functional group, Gas chromatography, Gas chromatography–mass spectrometry, Genus, Geologic record, Geranylgeranyl pyrophosphate, Gram-negative bacteria, Gram-positive bacteria, Hemicellulose, Hydrocarbon, Hydrogen, Hydroxy group, Hypoxia (environmental), Inula, Isopentenyl pyrophosphate, Jurassic, ... Expand index (38 more) »

  2. Cyclohexanes
  3. Diterpenoids
  4. Tricyclic compounds

Abietane

Abietane is a diterpene that forms the structural basis for a variety of natural chemical compounds such as abietic acid, carnosic acid, and ferruginol which are collectively known as abietanes or abietane diterpenes. Sugiol and abietane are Tricyclic compounds.

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Abietatriene

Abietatriene is a diterpene, C20H30, that is abietane having three double bonds located at the positions 8, 11, and 13.

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Amine

In chemistry, amines are compounds and functional groups that contain a basic nitrogen atom with a lone pair.

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Antimicrobial

An antimicrobial is an agent that kills microorganisms (microbicide) or stops their growth (bacteriostatic agent).

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Antioxidant

Antioxidants are compounds that inhibit oxidation (usually occurring as autoxidation), a chemical reaction that can produce free radicals.

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Antiviral drug

Antiviral drugs are a class of medication used for treating viral infections.

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Araucaria

Araucaria (original pronunciation) is a genus of evergreen coniferous trees in the family Araucariaceae.

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Araucariaceae

Araucariaceae – also known as Araucarians – is a family of coniferous trees, with three living genera, Araucaria, Agathis, and Wollemia.

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Aromatic compound

Aromatic compounds or arenes usually refers to organic compounds "with a chemistry typified by benzene" and "cyclically conjugated." The word "aromatic" originates from the past grouping of molecules based on odor, before their general chemical properties were understood.

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Biomarker

In biomedical contexts, a biomarker, or biological marker, is a measurable indicator of some biological state or condition.

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Biomineralization

Biomineralization, also written biomineralisation, is the process by which living organisms produce minerals, often resulting in hardened or stiffened mineralized tissues.

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Biomolecule

A biomolecule or biological molecule is loosely defined as a molecule produced by a living organism and essential to one or more typically biological processes.

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Carbohydrate

A carbohydrate is a biomolecule consisting of carbon (C), hydrogen (H) and oxygen (O) atoms, usually with a hydrogen–oxygen atom ratio of 2:1 (as in water) and thus with the empirical formula (where m may or may not be different from n), which does not mean the H has covalent bonds with O (for example with, H has a covalent bond with C but not with O).

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Carbonate

A carbonate is a salt of carbonic acid,, characterized by the presence of the carbonate ion, a polyatomic ion with the formula.

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Carboxylic acid

In organic chemistry, a carboxylic acid is an organic acid that contains a carboxyl group attached to an R-group.

See Sugiol and Carboxylic acid

Cedrus

Cedrus, with the common English name cedar, is a genus of coniferous trees in the plant family Pinaceae (subfamily Abietoideae).

See Sugiol and Cedrus

Cedrus atlantica

Cedrus atlantica, the Atlas cedar, is a species of tree in the pine family Pinaceae, native to the Rif and Atlas Mountains of Morocco (Middle Atlas, High Atlas), and to the Tell Atlas in Algeria.

See Sugiol and Cedrus atlantica

Cellulose

Cellulose is an organic compound with the formula, a polysaccharide consisting of a linear chain of several hundred to many thousands of β(1→4) linked D-glucose units.

See Sugiol and Cellulose

Chemotherapy

Chemotherapy (often abbreviated chemo, sometimes CTX and CTx) is the type of cancer treatment that uses one or more anti-cancer drugs (chemotherapeutic agents or alkylating agents) in a standard regimen.

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Conifer

Conifers are a group of cone-bearing seed plants, a subset of gymnosperms.

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Cupressaceae

Cupressaceae is a conifer family, the cypress, with worldwide distribution.

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Cytochrome P450

Cytochromes P450 (P450s or CYPs) are a superfamily of enzymes containing heme as a cofactor that mostly, but not exclusively, function as monooxygenases.

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Derivatization

Derivatization is a technique used in chemistry which converts a chemical compound into a product (the reaction's derivate) of similar chemical structure, called a derivative.

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Diagenesis

Diagenesis is the process that describes physical and chemical changes in sediments first caused by water-rock interactions, microbial activity, and compaction after their deposition.

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Diazomethane

Diazomethane is an organic chemical compound with the formula CH2N2, discovered by German chemist Hans von Pechmann in 1894.

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Diterpene

Diterpenes are a class of terpenes composed of four isoprene units, often with the molecular formula C20H32.

See Sugiol and Diterpene

Electron ionization

Electron ionization (EI, formerly known as electron impact ionization and electron bombardment ionization) is an ionization method in which energetic electrons interact with solid or gas phase atoms or molecules to produce ions.

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Eocene

The Eocene is a geological epoch that lasted from about 56 to 33.9 million years ago (Ma).

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Ester

In chemistry, an ester is a functional group derived from an acid (organic or inorganic) in which the hydrogen atom (H) of at least one acidic hydroxyl group of that acid is replaced by an organyl group.

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Fatty acid

In chemistry, particularly in biochemistry, a fatty acid is a carboxylic acid with an aliphatic chain, which is either saturated or unsaturated.

See Sugiol and Fatty acid

Ferruginol

Ferruginol is a natural phenol with a terpenoid substructure. Sugiol and Ferruginol are Isopropyl compounds.

See Sugiol and Ferruginol

Flowering plant

Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae, commonly called angiosperms.

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Fossil wood

Fossil wood, also known as fossilized tree, is wood that is preserved in the fossil record.

See Sugiol and Fossil wood

Fragmentation (mass spectrometry)

In mass spectrometry, fragmentation is the dissociation of energetically unstable molecular ions formed from passing the molecules mass spectrum.

See Sugiol and Fragmentation (mass spectrometry)

Functional group

In organic chemistry, a functional group is a substituent or moiety in a molecule that causes the molecule's characteristic chemical reactions.

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Gas chromatography

Gas chromatography (GC) is a common type of chromatography used in analytical chemistry for separating and analyzing compounds that can be vaporized without decomposition.

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Gas chromatography–mass spectrometry

Gas chromatography–mass spectrometry (GC–MS) is an analytical method that combines the features of gas-chromatography and mass spectrometry to identify different substances within a test sample.

See Sugiol and Gas chromatography–mass spectrometry

Genus

Genus (genera) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family as used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses.

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Geologic record

The geologic record in stratigraphy, paleontology and other natural sciences refers to the entirety of the layers of rock strata.

See Sugiol and Geologic record

Geranylgeranyl pyrophosphate

Geranylgeranyl pyrophosphate is an intermediate in the biosynthesis of diterpenes and diterpenoids.

See Sugiol and Geranylgeranyl pyrophosphate

Gram-negative bacteria

Gram-negative bacteria are bacteria that unlike gram-positive bacteria do not retain the crystal violet stain used in the Gram staining method of bacterial differentiation.

See Sugiol and Gram-negative bacteria

Gram-positive bacteria

In bacteriology, gram-positive bacteria are bacteria that give a positive result in the Gram stain test, which is traditionally used to quickly classify bacteria into two broad categories according to their type of cell wall.

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Hemicellulose

A hemicellulose (also known as polyose) is one of a number of heteropolymers (matrix polysaccharides), such as arabinoxylans, present along with cellulose in almost all terrestrial plant cell walls.

See Sugiol and Hemicellulose

Hydrocarbon

In organic chemistry, a hydrocarbon is an organic compound consisting entirely of hydrogen and carbon.

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Hydrogen

Hydrogen is a chemical element; it has symbol H and atomic number 1.

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Hydroxy group

In chemistry, a hydroxy or hydroxyl group is a functional group with the chemical formula and composed of one oxygen atom covalently bonded to one hydrogen atom.

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Hypoxia (environmental)

Hypoxia (hypo: "below", oxia: "oxygenated") refers to low oxygen conditions.

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Inula

Inula is a genus of about 80 species of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae, native to Europe, Asia and Africa.

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Isopentenyl pyrophosphate

Isopentenyl pyrophosphate (IPP, isopentenyl diphosphate, or IDP) is an isoprenoid precursor.

See Sugiol and Isopentenyl pyrophosphate

Jurassic

The Jurassic is a geologic period and stratigraphic system that spanned from the end of the Triassic Period million years ago (Mya) to the beginning of the Cretaceous Period, approximately Mya.

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Leishmania infantum

Leishmania infantum is the causative agent of infantile visceral leishmaniasis in the Mediterranean region and in Latin America, where it has been called Leishmania chagasi.

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Leishmaniasis

Leishmaniasis is a wide array of clinical manifestations caused by protozoal parasites of the Trypanosomatida genus Leishmania.

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Lignite

Lignite (derived from Latin lignum meaning 'wood'), often referred to as brown coal, is a soft, brown, combustible sedimentary rock formed from naturally compressed peat.

See Sugiol and Lignite

Mass spectrometry

Mass spectrometry (MS) is an analytical technique that is used to measure the mass-to-charge ratio of ions.

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Melia azedarach

Melia azedarach, commonly known as the chinaberry tree, pride of India, bead-tree, Cape lilac, syringa berrytree, Persian lilac, Indian lilac, or white cedar, is a species of deciduous tree in the mahogany family, Meliaceae, that is native to Indomalaya and Australasia.

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Mevalonate pathway

The mevalonate pathway, also known as the isoprenoid pathway or HMG-CoA reductase pathway is an essential metabolic pathway present in eukaryotes, archaea, and some bacteria.

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Miocene

The Miocene is the first geological epoch of the Neogene Period and extends from about (Ma).

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Organic compound

Some chemical authorities define an organic compound as a chemical compound that contains a carbon–hydrogen or carbon–carbon bond; others consider an organic compound to be any chemical compound that contains carbon.

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Oxygen

Oxygen is a chemical element; it has symbol O and atomic number 8.

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Paleobotany

Paleobotany, also spelled as palaeobotany, is the branch of botany dealing with the recovery and identification of plant remains from geological contexts, and their use for the biological reconstruction of past environments (paleogeography), and the evolutionary history of plants, with a bearing upon the evolution of life in general.

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Phenol

Phenol (also known as carbolic acid, phenolic acid, or benzenol) is an aromatic organic compound with the molecular formula.

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Phenotype

In genetics, the phenotype is the set of observable characteristics or traits of an organism.

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Phytol

Phytol (florasol, phytosol) is an acyclic hydrogenated diterpene alcohol that is used as a precursor for the manufacture of synthetic forms of vitamin E and vitamin K1, as well as in the fragrance industry.

See Sugiol and Phytol

Pinaceae

The Pinaceae, or pine family, are conifer trees or shrubs, including many of the well-known conifers of commercial importance such as cedars, firs, hemlocks, piñons, larches, pines and spruces.

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Pine

A pine is any conifer tree or shrub in the genus Pinus of the family Pinaceae.

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Pinus sylvestris

Pinus sylvestris, the Scots pine (UK), Scotch pine (US), Baltic pine, or European red pine is a species of tree in the pine family Pinaceae that is native to Eurasia.

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Pliocene

The Pliocene (also Pleiocene) is the epoch in the geologic time scale that extends from 5.333 million to 2.58 million years ago.

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Podocarpaceae

Podocarpaceae is a large family of mainly Southern Hemisphere conifers, known in English as podocarps, comprising about 156 species of evergreen trees and shrubs.

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Poland

Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe.

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Reactive oxygen species

In chemistry and biology, reactive oxygen species (ROS) are highly reactive chemicals formed from diatomic oxygen, water, and hydrogen peroxide.

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Redox

Redox (reduction–oxidation or oxidation–reduction) is a type of chemical reaction in which the oxidation states of the reactants change.

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Resin

In polymer chemistry and materials science, a resin is a solid or highly viscous substance of plant or synthetic origin that is typically convertible into polymers.

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Salvia miltiorrhiza

Salvia miltiorrhiza, also known as red sage, redroot sage, Chinese sage, or danshen, is a perennial plant in the genus Salvia, highly valued for its roots in traditional Chinese medicine.

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Sesquiterpene

Sesquiterpenes are a class of terpenes that consist of three isoprene units and often have the molecular formula C15H24.

See Sugiol and Sesquiterpene

Silyl ether

Silyl ethers are a group of chemical compounds which contain a silicon atom covalently bonded to an alkoxy group.

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STAT3

Signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3) is a transcription factor which in humans is encoded by the STAT3 gene.

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Steam distillation

Steam distillation is a separation process that consists of distilling water together with other volatile and non-volatile components.

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Steroid

A steroid is an organic compound with four fused rings (designated A, B, C, and D) arranged in a specific molecular configuration.

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Taxodiaceae

Taxodiaceae is a formerly recognized conifer family.

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Terpene

Terpenes are a class of natural products consisting of compounds with the formula (C5H8)n for n ≥ 2.

See Sugiol and Terpene

Torreya

Torreya is a genus of conifers comprising six or seven species placed in the family Taxaceae, though sometimes formerly placed in Cephalotaxaceae.

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Tracheid

A tracheid is a long and tapered lignified cell in the xylem of vascular plants.

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Traditional Chinese medicine

Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) is an alternative medical practice drawn from traditional medicine in China.

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Transketolase

Transketolase (abbreviated as TK) is an enzyme that, in humans, is encoded by the TKT gene.

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Tricyclic

Tricyclics are cyclic chemical compounds that contain three fused rings of atoms. Sugiol and Tricyclic are Tricyclic compounds.

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Trimethylsilyl group

A trimethylsilyl group (abbreviated TMS) is a functional group in organic chemistry.

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Triterpene

Triterpenes are a class of terpenes composed of six isoprene units with the molecular formula C30H48; they may also be thought of as consisting of three terpene units.

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Vascular plant

Vascular plants, also called tracheophytes or collectively tracheophyta, form a large group of land plants (accepted known species) that have lignified tissues (the xylem) for conducting water and minerals throughout the plant.

See Sugiol and Vascular plant

See also

Cyclohexanes

Diterpenoids

Tricyclic compounds

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sugiol

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