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IUPAC name Hexadecanoic acid, 11-((O-(E)-6-deoxy-4-O-(2-methyl-1-oxo-2-butenyl)-β-D-glucopyranosyl-(1→4)-O-(S)-6-deoxy-2-O-(2-methyl-1-oxobutyl)-α-L-mannopyranosyl-(1→2)-O-β-D-glucopyranosyl-(1→2)-6-deoxy-beta-D-glucopyranosyl)) | |
Other names Jalapin, Scammonium | |
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C50H84O21 | |
Molar mass | 1021.201 g·mol−1 |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). |
Scammonin (also known as jalapin or scammonium [1] ) is a lipid glycoside that has been isolated from Ipomoea purga (jalap or John the Conqueror root) and from Convolvulus scammonia (scammony).