Steviol
Steviol is a diterpene first isolated from the plant Stevia rebaudiana in 1931. Its chemical structure was not fully elucidated until 1960.
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IUPAC name
13-Hydroxy-5β,8α,9β,10α,13α-kaur-16-en-18-oic acid | |
Systematic IUPAC name
(4R,4aS,6aR,9S,11aR,11bS)-9-Hydroxy-4,11b-dimethyl-8-methylidenetetradecahydro-6a,9-methanocyclohepta[a]naphthalene-4-carboxylic acid | |
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Hydroxydehydrostevic acid 13-Hydroxykaurenoic acid ent-13-Hydroxykaur-16-en-19-oic acid | |
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C20H30O3 | |
Molar mass | 318.457 g·mol−1 |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Steviol occurs in the plant as steviol glycosides, sweet compounds that have found widespread use as sugar substitutes. The aglycon is prepared by enzymatic hydrolysis, since upon acid treatment steviol will undergo Wagner-Meerwein rearrangement to the very stable isosteviol.
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