hordatine

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noun

Any of a class of benzofuran glucopyranosides found in ungerminated barley

OriginLatin hordeum →
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Meanings

nounhordatine (plural hordatines)

plural hordatines

  1. chemistryAny of a class of benzofuran glucopyranosides found in ungerminated barley

    Bottom: Mass spectrum with indicated peaks of hydroxycinnamic acid amides as hordatine precursors (m/z 250–350) and of hordatine A, B, C, and D (D not detected, grey font), hydroxylated hordatines (-OH), and hexose-modified derivates (Hex / 2 Hex) at m/z 550–1000.

    2016 March 4, “Spatio-Temporal Metabolite Profiling of the Barley Germination Process by MALDI MS Imaging”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin

  1. Latinhordeum“barley”
  2. Englishhordatine

From Latin hordeum (“barley”) + ?

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Chicago

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