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quassin
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quassinnoun
A very bitter triterpenoid lactone, extracted as white crystals from the quassia tree, used in traditional Chinese medicine
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Quassin
Quassin is a white, bitter, crystalline substance that is the prototypical example of the family of quassinoids. It can be extracted from the quassia tree, from which it gets its name. It was first isolated in 1937 and its chemical structure was elucidated in 1961. It is one of the most bitter substances found in nature, with a bitter threshold of 0.08 ppm and it is 50 times more bitter than quinine.Extracts of the bitterwood tree (Quassia amara) containing quassin are used as additives in soft drinks.Although its skeleton possesses 20 carbon atoms, quassin is not a diterpene but rather a triterpene lactone, which derives from euphol by loss of 10 carbon atoms including C4.
Webster Dictionary
Quassinnoun
the bitter principle of quassia, extracted as a white crystalline substance; -- formerly called quassite
Etymology: [Cf. F. quassine. See Quassia.]
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Quassin
Quassin is a white bitter, crystalline substance extracted from the quassia tree. It is one of the most bitter substances found in nature with a bitter threshold of 0.08 ppm and it is 50 times more bitter than quinine. Quassin is used as a medicine in traditional Chinese medicine. Extracts of the Bitter tree are also used as additives in soft drinks. Although its skeleton possesses 20 carbon atoms, quassin is not a diterpene but rather a triterpene lactone, which derives from euphol by loss of 10 carbon atoms including C4.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of quassin in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of quassin in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
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