Garlic ingredient from the lab bench
Total synthesis of ajoene, a biologically active component in oil extracts of garlic
24-Aug-2018 -
Fresh garlic extracts contain a variety of healthy organosulfur compounds, among which ajoene forms a major oil-extractable ingredient. Now, chemists in the United Kingdom have synthesized ajoene from readily available components for the first time. The results show that ajoene is accessible on a ...
ajoene
allicin
disulphides
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