Organic Chemical

Escin

AMW:CHEM:021672

Pentacyclic triterpene saponins, biosynthesized from protoaescigenin and barringtogenol, occurring in the seeds of AESCULUS. It inhibits edema formation and decreases vascular fragility.

Biochemistry chemical

Read knowledge page ↗ Open graph Embed card

Graph assertions

Escin has parent Pentacyclic Triterpenes

Escin has parent Saponins

Escin member of drug class Drugs Acting On Vascular Smooth Muscle

Embed this node

Learn in Gyaanpeti

PAGE:AMW:CHEM:021672

Gyaanpeti automatically chooses compiled database content, a file-backed page, or the canonical node fallback.

Open automatic page ↗

Identifier classification

PrefixChemical substances · AMW:CHEM:

Class02 · Organic Chemicals

Domains

Biochemistry · base Pharmacology · base

Semantic roles

Biochemistry / Concept Pharmacology / Drug

Public labels

Escin en · preferred