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Coniferin

Coniferin \Co*nif"er*in\, n. (Chem.) A glucoside extracted from the cambium layer of coniferous trees as a white crystalline substance.

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coniferin

n. (context organic compound English) A glucoside of coniferyl alcohol found in conifers

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Coniferin

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. It can also be found in the water root extract of Angelica archangelica subsp. litoralis.

Vanillin was first synthesized from coniferin by chemists Ferdinand Tiemann and Wilhelm Haarmann.