Coniferin
Encyclopedia
Coniferin is a glucoside
of coniferyl alcohol
. This white crystalline solid is a metabolite in conifers, serving as an intermediate in cell wall lignification, as well as having other biological roles.
Vanillin
was first synthesized from coniferin by chemists Ferdinand Tiemann
and Wilhelm Haarmann
.
Glucoside
A glucoside is a glycoside that is derived from glucose. Glucosides are common in plants, but rare in animals. Glucose is produced when a glucoside is hydrolysed by purely chemical means, or decomposed by fermentation or enzymes....
of coniferyl alcohol
Coniferyl alcohol
Coniferyl alcohol is an organic compound. This colourless crystalline solid is a phytochemical, one of the monolignols. It is synthethized via the phenylpropanoid biochemical pathway. When copolymerized with related aromatic compounds, coniferyl alcohol forms lignin or lignans...
. This white crystalline solid is a metabolite in conifers, serving as an intermediate in cell wall lignification, as well as having other biological roles.
Vanillin
Vanillin
Vanillin is a phenolic aldehyde, an organic compound with the molecular formula C8H8O3. Its functional groups include aldehyde, ether, and phenol. It is the primary component of the extract of the vanilla bean. It is also found in Leptotes bicolor, roasted coffee and the Chinese red pine...
was first synthesized from coniferin by chemists Ferdinand Tiemann
Ferdinand Tiemann
Johann Karl Wilhelm Ferdinand Tiemann was a German chemist and together with Reimer discoverer of the Reimer-Tiemann reaction.Beginning in 1866, Tiemann studied pharmacy at the TU Braunschweig where he graduated in 1869...
and Wilhelm Haarmann
Wilhelm Haarmann
Gustav Ludwig Friedrich Wilhelm Haarmann was a German chemist and together with Karl Ludwig Reimer and Ferdinand Tiemann founded the Haarmann & Reimer chemical plant for the production of vanillin....
.