Category:Salicin

Sal"i*cin, n. Etym: [l. salix, -icis, a willow: cf. F. salicine. See Sallow the tree.] (chem.)

Defn: a glucoside found in the leaves of several species of willow (salix) and poplar, and extracted as a bitter white crystalline Substance.salicyl alcohol glucoside, salicyl alcohol b-d- Glucopyranoside, saligenin b-d-glucopyranoside, c13h18o7. It is used In biochemistry as a standard substrate for evaluating the potency of B-glucosidase in enzymatic preparations. It is also an analgesic.