Plant Natural Product

Plant natural products—bioactive compounds like alkaloids, terpenes, and phenolics synthesized by plants—serve critical ecological roles (e.g., defense, pollination) while underpinning human innovation. Historically, they have yielded foundational medicines (e.g., morphine, aspirin, taxol), and today remain indispensable for drug discovery, sustainable agriculture (e.g., biopesticides), and biotechnology. Their structural diversity and evolutionary refinement continue to drive the development of novel therapeutics and eco-friendly solutions, highlighting their enduring significance in science and global health. (78 words)


Butyl octadecanoate

Formula: C22H44O2 (340.3341)

Butyl octadecanoate is found in common grape. Butyl octadecanoate is a flavouring agent; defoaming agent used in processing beet sugar and yeast.

(R)-2-Hydroxyglutarate

Formula: C5H8O5 (148.0372)

In humans, D-2-hydroxyglutaric acid is formed by a hydroxyacid-oxoacid transhydrogenase whereas in bacteria it is formed by a 2-hydroxyglutarate synth...

delta5-Convallamarogenin

Formula: C27H40O4 (428.2926)

delta5-Convallamarogenin

Heptadecanoic acid

Formula: C17H34O2 (270.2559)

Heptadecanoic acid is a fatty acid of exogenous (primarily ruminant) origin. Many "odd" length long chain amino acids are derived from the consumption...

Isonicotinic acid

Formula: C6H5NO2 (123.032)

Isonicotinic acid is a metabolite of isoniazid. Isonicotinic acid is an organic compound with a carboxyl group on a pyridine ring. It is an isomer of ...

Glycerol 2-phosphate

Formula: C3H9O6P (172.0137)

beta-Glycerophosphoric acid, also known as BGA or glycerol 2-phosphate, is a component of glycerolipid metabolism. It is formed in minor quanitites be...

Sodium fumarate

Formula: C4H2Na2O4 (159.9748)

Nutrient supplement. Sodium fumarate, also called disodium fumarate, is a compound with the molecular formula Na2C4H2O4. It is the sodium salt of fuma...

1-Hexadecanol

Formula: C16H34O (242.261)

Cetyl alcohol, also known as 1-hexadecanol and palmityl alcohol, is a solid organic compound and a member of the alcohol class of compounds. Its chemi...

Threonate

Formula: C4H8O5 (136.0372)

Threonic acid, also known as threonate, belongs to the class of organic compounds known as sugar acids and derivatives. Sugar acids and derivatives ar...

Putrescine

Formula: C4H12N2 (88.1)

Putrescine is a polyamine. Putrescine is related to cadaverine (another polyamine). Both are produced by the breakdown of amino acids in living and de...

D-Glucuronate

Formula: C6H10O7 (194.0427)

Glucuronic acid (CAS: 6556-12-3) is a carboxylic acid that has the structure of a glucose molecule that has had its sixth carbon atom (of six total) o...

Acetohydroxamic acid

Formula: C2H5NO2 (75.032)

Acetohydroxamic Acid, a synthetic drug derived from hydroxylamine and ethyl acetate, is similar in structure to urea. In the urine, it acts as an anta...

L-Homoserine

Formula: C4H9NO3 (119.0582)

Homoserine is a more reactive variant of the amino acid serine. In this variant, the hydroxyl side chain contains an additional CH2 group which brings...

L-Ornithine

Formula: C5H12N2O2 (132.0899)

Ornithine or L-ornithine, also known as (S)-2,5-diaminopentanoic acid is a member of the class of compounds known as L-alpha-amino acids. L-alpha-amin...

L-threitol

Formula: C4H10O4 (122.0579)

The L-enantiomer of threitol." []

Urea

Formula: CH4N2O (60.0324)

Urea is a highly soluble organic compound formed in the liver from ammonia produced by the deamination of amino acids. It is the principal end product...

Xylitol

Formula: C5H12O5 (152.0685)

Xylitol is a five-carbon sugar alcohol that is obtained through the diet. It is not endogenously produced by humans. Xylitol is used as a diabetic swe...

Methylphosphate

Formula: CH5O4P (111.9925)

Methylphosphate, also known as monomethyl phosphate or MMP, belongs to the class of organic compounds known as monoalkyl phosphates. These are organic...

4-Methyl-2-oxopentanoate

Formula: C6H10O3 (130.063)

Ketoleucine is an abnormal metabolite that arises from the incomplete breakdown of branched-chain amino acids. Ketoleucine is both a neurotoxin and a ...

Protodioscin

Formula: C51H84O22 (1048.5454)

Asparasaponin I is found in fenugreek. Asparasaponin I is a bitter principle from white asparagus shoots (Asparagus officinalis) and fenugreek (Trigon...

N-Acetylserine

Formula: C5H9NO4 (147.0532)

N-Acetyl-L-serine or N-Acetylserine, belongs to the class of organic compounds known as N-acyl-alpha amino acids. N-acyl-alpha amino acids are compoun...

alpha-D-Galactose 1-phosphate

Formula: C6H13O9P (260.0297)

Galactose 1-phosphate, also known as D-Galactose-1-phosphate or alpha-D-gal-1-P, belongs to the class of organic compounds known as monosaccharide pho...

(S)-Ureidoglycolate

Formula: C3H6N2O4 (134.0328)

(S)-Ureidoglycolic acid is a substrate of enzyme ureidoglycolate dehydrogenase [EC 1.1.1.154] in purine metabolism pathway (KEGG).

Allantoate

Formula: C4H8N4O4 (176.0546)

Allantoic acid is the end product of Allantoicase [EC:3.5.3.4], an enzyme involved in uric acid degradation (Purine metabolism). Although it is common...

2,3-Dihydroxypyridine

Formula: C5H5NO2 (111.032)

Pyridine-2,3-diol is a dihydroxypyridine in which the two hydroxy groups are located at positions 2 and 3. 2,3-Dihydroxypyridine is a natural product...

Isoginkgetin

Formula: C32H22O10 (566.1213)

Isoginkgetin is found in fats and oils. Isoginkgetin is from leaves of Ginkgo biloba (ginkgo

Kaempferol-3-O-rutinoside

Formula: C27H30O15 (594.1585)

Kaempferol-3-rutinoside is a kaempferol O-glucoside that is kaempferol attached to a rutinosyl [6-deoxy-alpha-L-mannosyl-(1->6)-beta-D-glucosyl] resid...

Oxonantenine

Formula: C19H13NO5 (335.0794)

Oxonantenine is found in cherimoya. Oxonantenine is an alkaloid from Laurelia sempervirens (Peruvian nutmeg).

Glaucocalyxin A

Formula: C20H28O4 (332.1987)

Glaucocalyxin A is a natural product found in Isodon japonicus, Isodon excisoides, and other organisms with data available.

Deltonin

Formula: C45H72O17 (884.4769)

Deltonin is found in onion-family vegetables. Deltonin is a constituent of Allium vineale (wild garlic)

Lanosterol

Formula: C30H50O (426.3861)

Lanosterol, also known as lanosterin, belongs to the class of organic compounds known as triterpenoids. These are terpene molecules containing six iso...

Trimethylamine

Formula: C3H9N (59.0735)

Trimethylamine, also known as NMe3, N(CH3)3, and TMA, is a colorless, hygroscopic, and flammable simple amine with a typical fishy odor in low concent...

3-Methylbutanamine

Formula: C5H13N (87.1048)

3-Methyl-1-butylamine, also known as isoamylamine or 3,3-dimethylpropylamine, belongs to the class of organic compounds known as monoalkylamines. Thes...

Urocanate

Formula: C6H6N2O2 (138.0429)

Urocanic acid (CAS: 104-98-3) is a breakdown (deamination) product of histidine. In the liver, urocanic acid is an intermediate in the conversion of h...

Histamine

Formula: C5H9N3 (111.0796)

Histamine is an amine derived by enzymatic decarboxylation of histidine. It is a powerful stimulant of gastric secretion, a constrictor of bronchial s...

Agmatine

Formula: C5H14N4 (130.1218)

Agmatine ((4-aminobutyl)guanidine, NH2-CH2-CH2-CH2-CH2-NH-C(-NH2)(=NH)) is the decarboxylation product of the amino acid arginine and is an intermedia...

Castasterone

Formula: C28H48O5 (464.3502)

Castasterone is a brassinosteroid, a 2alpha-hydroxy steroid, a 3alpha-hydroxy steroid, a 22-hydroxy steroid, a 23-hydroxy steroid and a 6-oxo steroid....

Squalene

Formula: C30H50 (410.3912)

Squalene is an unsaturated aliphatic hydrocarbon (carotenoid) with six unconjugated double bonds found in human sebum (5%), fish liver oils, yeast lip...

Hypogeic acid

Formula: C16H30O2 (254.2246)

Hypogeic acid is a fatty acids found in human milk Approximately 50% of the dietary calories in human milk are supplied to new-borns as fat. More than...

Berkeleyacetal A

Formula: C26H32O8 (472.2097)

Berkeleyacetal A is a furopyran. berkeleyacetal A is a natural product found in Penicillium ubiquetum and Penicillium with data available.

triacetylresveratrol

Formula: C20H18O6 (354.1103)

Kirkpatrickia variolosa (sponge)

Campesterol

Formula: C28H48O (400.3705)

Campesterol is a phytosterol, meaning it is a steroid derived from plants. As a food additive, phytosterols have cholesterol-lowering properties (redu...