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CHEBI:84154 - sennosides
| ChEBI ID | CHEBI:84154 |
| ChEBI Name | sennosides |
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| Definition | A class of β-D-glucosides of reductively-coupled dimers of hydroxyanthraquinones found particularly in senna (Cassia augustifolia) and rhubarb (Rheum rhabarbarum). |
| Last Modified | 7 January 2015 |
| Submitter | Gareth Owen |
| Wikipedia |
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| Roles Classification |
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| Biological Roles: | cathartic Any substance that accelerates defecation. Compare with laxatives, which are substances that ease defecation (usually by softening faeces). A substance can be both a laxative and a cathartic. plant metabolite Any eukaryotic metabolite produced during a metabolic reaction in plants, the kingdom that include flowering plants, conifers and other gymnosperms. |
| Application: | laxative An agent that produces a soft formed stool, and relaxes and loosens the bowels, typically used over a protracted period, to relieve constipation. Compare with cathartic, which is a substance that accelerates defecation. A substances can be both a laxative and a cathartic. |
| ChEBI Ontology |
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| Outgoing Relation(s) |
| sennosides (CHEBI:84154) has role cathartic (CHEBI:75325) |
| sennosides (CHEBI:84154) has role laxative (CHEBI:50503) |
| sennosides (CHEBI:84154) has role plant metabolite (CHEBI:76924) |
| sennosides (CHEBI:84154) is a anthracenes (CHEBI:46955) |
| sennosides (CHEBI:84154) is a aromatic ketone (CHEBI:76224) |
| sennosides (CHEBI:84154) is a phenols (CHEBI:33853) |
| sennosides (CHEBI:84154) is a polyketide (CHEBI:26188) |
| sennosides (CHEBI:84154) is a β-D-glucoside (CHEBI:22798) |
| Incoming Relation(s) |
| sennoside A (CHEBI:9112) is a sennosides (CHEBI:84154) |
| sennoside B (CHEBI:34975) is a sennosides (CHEBI:84154) |
| sennoside C (CHEBI:80734) is a sennosides (CHEBI:84154) |
| sennoside D (CHEBI:80735) is a sennosides (CHEBI:84154) |
| sennoside E (CHEBI:84178) is a sennosides (CHEBI:84154) |
| sennoside F (CHEBI:84179) is a sennosides (CHEBI:84154) |
| Synonym | Source |
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| senna glycosides | ChEBI |
| Manual Xrefs | Databases |
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| Senna_glycoside | Wikipedia |
| GB804232 | Patent |
| US3517269 | Patent |
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