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| Iupacname | 2-[(2S,3S,4S)-3-formyl-5-methoxycarbonyl-2-methyl-3, 4-dihydro-2H-pyran-4-yl]acetic acid |
Elenolic acid is a component of olive oil and olive leaf extract. It can be considered as a marker for maturation of olives.[1]
It is a subunit of oleuropein, a bitter chemical compound found in olives and the leaves of the olive tree, alongside closely related compounds such as 10-hydroxyoleuropein, ligstroside and 10-hydroxyligstroside, are tyrosol esters of elenolic acid.
References
- ^ Esti, M; Cinquanta, L; La Notte, E (1998). "Phenolic Compounds in Different Olive Varieties". Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 46 (1): 32–35. doi:10.1021/jf970391. PMID 10554192