Agnuside is a chemical compound found in ''
Vitex agnus-castus
''Vitex agnus-castus'', also called vitex, chaste tree (or chastetree), chasteberry, Abraham's balm, lilac chastetree, or monk's pepper, is a native of the Mediterranean region. It is one of the few temperate-zone species of '' Vitex'', which is ...
''. Agnuside is the
ester
In chemistry, an ester is a compound derived from an oxoacid (organic or inorganic) in which at least one hydroxyl group () is replaced by an alkoxy group (), as in the substitution reaction of a carboxylic acid and an alcohol. Glycerides a ...
of
aucubin
Aucubin is an iridoid glycoside. Iridoids are commonly found in plants and function as defensive compounds. Iridoids decrease the growth rates of many generalist herbivores.
Natural occurrences
Aucubin, as other iridoids, is found in asterids ...
and
''p''-hydroxybenzoic acid.
References
Iridoid glycosides
Phenol glucosides
Cyclopentenes
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