| santonin | <chemistry> A white crystalline substance having a bitter taste, extracted from the buds of levant wormseed and used as an anthelmintic. It occassions a peculiar temporary colour blindness, causing objects to appear as if seen through a yellow glass. Origin: L. Herba santonica, a kind of plant, fr. Santoni a people of Aquitania; cf. Gr., cf. F. Santonine. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| santoninate | <chemistry> A salt of santoninic acid. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| santoninic | <chemistry> Of or pertaining to santonin; used specifically to designate an acid not known in the free state, but obtained in its salts. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| alpha-santonin-1,2-reductase | <enzyme> From pseudomonas cichorii s.; catalyses the reduction of the 1,2-double bond of santonin; NADH or NADPH dependent Registry number: EC 1.3.1.- Synonym: santonin 1,2-reductase (26 Jun 1999) |
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