Matricin Explained

Matricin is a sesquiterpene. It can be extracted from flower of chamomille (Matricaria chamomilla).^[1] Matricin is colorless.

Chamazulene, a blue-violet derivative of azulene, found in a variety of plants including in chamomile (Matricaria chamomilla), wormwood (Artemisia absinthium) and yarrow (Achillea millefolium) is biosynthesized from matricin.

Notes and References

1. Chamazulene carboxylic acid and matricin: a natural profen and its natural prodrug, identified through similarity to synthetic drug substances . Ramadan M, Goeters S, Watzer B, Krause E, Lohmann K, Bauer R, Hempel B, Imming P . J Nat Prod . 2006 . 69 . 7 . 1041–1045 . 16872141 . 10.1021/np0601556.