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Chamazulene
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
7-Ethyl-1,4-dimethylazulene
Other names
1,4-Dimethyl-7-ethylazulene; Ba 2784; Camazulene; Chamazulen; Dimethulen; Dimethulene
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Chemical compound
Chamazulene is an aromatic chemical compound with the molecular formula C14H16 found in a variety of plants including in chamomile (Matricaria chamomilla), wormwood (Artemisia absinthium), and yarrow (Achillea millefolium).[1] It is a blue-violet derivative of azulene which is biosynthesized from the sesquiterpene matricin.[2]
Biosynthesis of chamazulene (3) from matricin (1) via a carboxylic acid of chamazulene (2).
Chamazulene has anti-inflammatory properties in vivo and inhibits the CYP1A2 enzyme.[2]
^ abcdeThe Merck Index, 11th Edition, 2031
^ abSafayhi, H; Sabieraj, J; Sailer, ER; Ammon, HP (1994). "Chamazulene: An antioxidant-type inhibitor of leukotriene B4 formation". Planta Medica. 60 (5): 410–3. doi:10.1055/s-2006-959520. PMID 7997466.
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