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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: | plant metabolite Any eukaryotic metabolite produced during a metabolic reaction in plants, the kingdom that include flowering plants, conifers and other gymnosperms. 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. |
| 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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| GB804232 | Patent |
| Senna_glycoside | Wikipedia |
| US3517269 | Patent |
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