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saligenin beta-D-glucopyranoside | Salicin \Sal"i*cin\, n. [L. salix, -icis, a willow: cf. F. salicine. See {Sallow} the tree.] (Chem.) A glucoside found in the bark and leaves of several species of willow ({Salix}) and poplar, and extracted as a bitter white crystalline substance. also called {salicyl alcohol glucoside}, {salicyl alcohol [beta]-D-glucopyranoside}, or {saligenin [beta]-D-glucopyranoside}, {C13H18O7}. It is used in biochemistry as a standard substrate for evaluating the potency of [beta]-glucosidase in enzymatic preparations. It is also an analgesic. [1913 Webster] |
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