Syringin Explained

Syringin is a natural chemical compound first isolated from the bark of lilac (Syringa vulgaris) by Meillet in 1841.^[1] It has since been found to be distributed widely throughout many types of plants. It is also called eleutheroside B, and is found in Eleutherococcus senticosus (Siberian ginseng). It is also found in dandelion coffee. Syringin may potentially have antidiabetic effects.^[2]

Chemically, it is the glucoside of sinapyl alcohol.

Notes and References

1. Syringin 4-O-β-Glucoside, a New Phenylpropanoid Glycoside, and Costunolide, a Nitric Oxide Synthase Inhibitor, from the Stem Bark of Magnolia sieboldii. Journal of Natural Products. 59. 12. 1128–1130. 10.1021/np960452i. 8988596. 1996. Park. Hee-Juhn. Jung. Won-Tae. Basnet. Purusotam. Kadota. Shigetoshi. Namba. Tsuneo.
2. Isolation, characterization of syringin, phenylpropanoid glycoside from Musa paradisiaca tepal extract and evaluation of its antidiabetic effect in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats. Biomedicine & Preventive Nutrition. 4. 2. 105–111. 10.1016/j.bionut.2013.12.009. 2014. Sundaram Chinna Krishnan. Shanmuga. Pillai Subramanian. Iyyam. Pillai Subramanian. Sorimuthu.