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ajoene

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organosulfur compound
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…an unsaturated sulfoxide disulfide called ajoene, which has anticlotting (antithrombotic) properties. When an onion bulb is cut or crushed, an odorless substance in the bulb, S-1-propenylcysteine S-oxide, is similarly transformed into 1-propenesulfenic acid, CH₃CH=CH―S―O―H, which rearranges to (Z)-propanethial S-oxide, CH₃CH₂CH=S⁺O⁻, the so-called lacrimatory factor, or tear-inducing substance, of the onion.
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…an unsaturated sulfoxide disulfide called ajoene, which has anticlotting (antithrombotic) properties. When an onion bulb is cut or crushed, an odorless substance in the bulb, S-1-propenylcysteine S-oxide, is similarly transformed into 1-propenesulfenic acid, CH₃CH=CH―S―O―H, which rearranges to (Z)-propanethial S-oxide, CH₃CH₂CH=S⁺O⁻, the so-called lacrimatory factor, or tear-inducing substance, of the onion.
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