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Gentiopicrin
Clinical trialMechanism of Action
Primary bitter principle stimulating gastric secretion and bile production through reflex action on oral and gastric TAS2R bitter taste receptors
Research Notes
CentauryWestern
Well-characterised bitter compound forming the pharmacological basis of Commission E and ESCOP approval for dyspepsia. Bitter receptor activation and downstream secretory reflexes documented in vitro and in vivo.
Found In 1 Herb
3D Molecular Structure
Secoiridoid Glycoside
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Gentiopicrin
Secoiridoid GlycosideSugar-bound molecules that control drug release in the body
Representative pattern: C₁₁H₁₄O₆
Atoms
Carbon
Oxygen
Related Compounds (Secoiridoid Glycoside)
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