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sinalbin

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[si-nal-bin] / sɪˈnæl bɪn /

noun

Chemistry.

  1. a white, crystalline, water-soluble glucoside, C 3 0 H 4 2 N 2 O 1 5 S 2 , found in the seeds of the white mustard.

Etymology

Origin of sinalbin

1870–75; < Latin sin ( āpi ) mustard (< Greek sínāpi ) + alb ( um ) white ( alb ) + -in 2

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Sinalbin, C30H42N2S2O15, occurs in white pepper; it decomposes to the mustard oil HO�C6H4�CH2�NCS, glucose and sinapin, a compound of choline and sinapinic acid.

From Project Gutenberg

The formulae of sinigrin, sinalbin, sinapin and jalapinolic acid are:— 2.

From Project Gutenberg

Sinalbin Glucose Sinalbin mustard oil Sinapin acid sulfate The sinalbin mustard oil may be represented by the formula .

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