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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]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e The Merck Index, 11th Edition, 2031
  2. ^ a b Safayhi, 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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