Gossypol
id:
gossypol-188-18990292
title:
Gossypol
text:
Gossypol is a natural phenol derived from the cotton plant. Gossypol is a phenolic aldehyde that permeates cells and acts as an inhibitor for several dehydrogenase enzymes. It is a yellow pigment. The structure exhibits atropisomerism, with the two enantiomers having different biochemical properties. Among other applications, it has been tested as a male oral contraceptive in China. In addition to its putative contraceptive properties, gossypol has also long been known to possess antimalarial pr
brand slug:
wiki
category slug:
encyclopedia
description:
Chemical compound
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gossypol
date created:
2003-01-27T22:45:33Z
date modified:
2024-09-09T02:10:03Z
main entity:
{"identifier":"Q411882","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q411882"}
image:
{"content_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c8/Gossypol.png","width":1594,"height":950}
fields total:
13
integrity:
16