phlor·o·glu·cin

, phloroglucinolphloroglucol (flōr'ō-glū'sin, -glū'sin-ol, -glū'kol),

An isomer of pyrogallol, obtained from resorcinol by fusion with caustic soda; used as a reagent with vanillin, as a decalcifier of bone specimens, and as an antispasmodic.

[phloridzin + G. glykys, sweet, + -in]

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phloroglucin

a dye that with hydrochloric acid, stains LIGNIN bright red in sections of plant material.

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Phloroglucin microchemical testing shows that lignin is concentrated in lignified fibers located in fibrous vascular strands (Fig.

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On the other hand, no fragment for the known phloroglucin exclusion is detected, arguing for a substitution of the A-ring.

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John's wort is the phloroglucin derivative hyperforin, which has long been known to possess antibacterial activity (Gurevich et al.

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