C6H10OS2
162.3 g/mol
Food AdditiveWarning
Allicin
CAS539-86-6EC208-727-7
Category
Food Additive
Compound Class
Natural Product
Primary Use
botanical anti-fungal agent
Allicin is a sulfoxide compound found in garlic and other Allium species. It is primarily recognized as a botanical anti-fungal agent and also exhibits antibacterial properties.
botanical anti-fungal agentantibacterial agent
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Safety Reference
Warning
H315Causes skin irritation
H319Causes serious eye irritation
H335May cause respiratory irritation
Identifiers
IUPAC Name
3-prop-2-enylsulfinylsulfanylprop-1-ene
InChIKey
JDLKFOPOAOFWQN-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES
C=CCSS(=O)CC=C
Synonyms (37)
- DADSO
- Allicin
- Allicin (Allyl-S(O)S-Allyl)
- Allicin (not validated)
- Allicin kit
- Allicin, aqueous solution
- Allicin, tech. grade
- Allimed
- Diallyl thiosulfinate
- Diallyldisulfid-S-oxid
- Diallyldisulfid-S-oxide
- Dianyctrsnlgide;Allisatin
- alicin
- allimin
- allylthiosulfinate
- diallyl disulfide-oxide
- diallyl dithiosulfinate