"Iridoids" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A type of MONOTERPENES, derived from geraniol. They have the general form of cyclopentanopyran, but in some cases, one of the rings is broken as in the case of secoiridoid. They are different from the similarly named iridals (TRITERPENES).
| Descriptor ID |
D039823
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D02.455.849.575.500 D03.383.663.491
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| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Iridoids" by people in Profiles.
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Oleuropein, a component of extra virgin olive oil, lowers postprandial glycaemia in healthy subjects. Br J Clin Pharmacol. 2018 07; 84(7):1566-1574.
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Iridoids and Other Monoterpenes in the Alzheimer's Brain: Recent Development and Future Prospects. Molecules. 2018 Jan 07; 23(1).