Chemicals and Drugs

Santonin

Anthelmintic isolated from the dried unexpanded flower heads of Artemisia maritima and other species of Artemisia found principally in Russian and Chinese Turkestan and the Southern Ural region. (From Merck, 11th ed.)

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Abstract

Anthelmintic isolated from the dried unexpanded flower heads of Artemisia maritima and other species of Artemisia found principally in Russian and Chinese Turkestan and the Southern Ural region. (From Merck, 11th ed.)

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Molecular Formula
C15H18O3
Molecular Weight
246.30 g/mol
CAS Registry No.
481-06-1
IUPAC Name
(3S,3aS,5aS,9bS)-3,5a,9-trimethyl-3a,4,5,9b-tetrahydro-3H-benzo[g][1]benzofuran-2,8-dione
InChIKey
XJHDMGJURBVLLE-BOCCBSBMSA-N
SMILES
C[C@H]1[C@@H]2CC[C@]3(C=CC(=O)C(=C3[C@H]2OC1=O)C)C
MeSH Unique ID
D012500
Source
PubChem CID 221071

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Santonin. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D012500. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D012500
  2. Santonin. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santonin
  3. Santonin. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q413166
  4. Santonin. In: PubChem Compound. CID 221071. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/221071