Title: Alliin
CAS Registry Number: 556-27-4
CAS Name: 3-[(
S)-2-Propenylsulfinyl]-L-alanine
Synonyms: 3-((
S)-allylsulfinyl)-L-alanine;
S-allyl-L-cysteine sulfoxide
Molecular Formula: C6H11NO3S
Molecular Weight: 177.22
Percent Composition: C 40.66%, H 6.26%, N 7.90%, O 27.08%, S 18.09%
Literature References: Constituent of garlic,
Allium sativum L.,
Liliaceae; also found in other
Allium spp. Degraded by alliinase to produce the garlic flavor component, allicin,
q.v. Isoln: Stoll, Seebeck,
Helv. Chim. Acta 31, 189 (1948). Synthesis:
eidem, Experientia 6, 330 (1950);
Helv. Chim. Acta 34, 481 (1951). Extraction from
Allium plants and LC determn: E. Mochizuki
et al., J. AOAC Int. 80, 1052 (1997).
In vitro immunomodulatory effects on peripheral blood cells: H. Salman
et al., Int. J. Immunopharmacol. 21, 589 (1999). Biosynthesis in garlic tissue cultures: J. Hughes
et al., Phytochemistry 66, 187 (2005).
Properties: Hemihydrate, odorless, bunched needles from dil acetone, mp 164-166° (effervescence). [a]D20 +63.5° (c = 2). Freely sol in water. Practically insol in abs ethanol, chloroform, acetone, ether, benzene.
Melting point: mp 164-166° (effervescence)
Optical Rotation: [a]D20 +63.5° (c = 2)