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EXTRACTO QUINA [1 record]

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Record 1 2002-03-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Food Additives
  • Biochemistry
  • Pharmacology
OBS

Cinchona bark. The bark of one of several species of Cinchona trees native to South America and cultivated in Indonesia, Peru, Ecuador, and western Africa ... It is used primarily as the source of natural quinine, quinidine, cinchonidine, cinchonine, and related alkaloids formerly used as antimalarials.

Key term(s)
  • cinchona extract

French

Domaine(s)
  • Additifs alimentaires
  • Biochimie
  • Pharmacologie
DEF

Produit extrait de l'écorce amère et fébrifuge du quinquina (Cinchona, famille des rubiacées), arbre dont on connaît trois grands groupes, soit les gris, les jaunes et les rouges. L'écorce de cet arbre est également appelée quinquina.

CONT

[...] il peut être fait usage d'extrait de quinquina dans certains sodas.

OBS

Les quinquinas renferment plus d'une vingtaine d'alcaloïdes, dont les principaux sont la quinine, la quinidine, la cinchonine, etc. [...] Le quinquina jaune titre 6 % d'alcaloïdes totaux, dont 50 % de quinine; la poudre sert à préparer un extrait fébrifuge.

OBS

On utilise les écorces de quinquina pour la préparation de boissons toniques ou apéritives.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Aditivos alimentarios
  • Bioquímica
  • Farmacología
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