Chemical structures of saclipin A and saclipin B (IMAGE)

Meijo University

Chemical structures of saclipin A and saclipin B

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Saclipins, discovered by researchers from Japan and Thailand, are oxylipin compounds derived from fatty acids. The biosynthetic pathway of saclipins is still unknown.

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Hakuto Kageyama

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