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THERE are two classes of organic constituents of plants which seem to be confined to the dicotyledons: the ellagitannins (usually, if not exclusively, glucose esters of hexahydroxy-diphenic acid); and a class of substances to which the name “iridoid” has unfortunately been given, of which asperuloside (IV) and aucubin (V) are the best-known members. Following Hegnauer's use of the term aucubinartig I propose to introduce the term “aucubinoid” for these substances. These compounds and the ellagitannins are distributed in an interesting way throughout the families and orders of the dicotyledons.
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BATE-SMITH, E. Chemistry and Phylogeny of the Angiosperms. Nature 236, 353–354 (1972). https://doi.org/10.1038/236353a0
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