Shogaol
Template:Chembox Script error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template other
Shogaols are pungent constituents of ginger similar in chemical structure to gingerol. The most common of the group is [6]-shogaol. Like zingerone, it is produced when ginger is dried or cooked.[1] Moreover, shogaol (and gingerol) are converted to other constituents when heat is applied over time, which is why ginger loses its spiciness as it is cooked.
The name shogaol is derived from the Japanese name for ginger (生姜、shōga).
Shogaol is rated 160,000 SHU on the Scoville scale.[2] When compared to other pungent compounds, shogaol is moderately more pungent than piperine, but 100 times less than capsaicin.
| Compound | Scoville Heat Units (SHU) |
|---|---|
| Capsaicin | 16,000,000[3] |
| [6]-Shogaol | 160,000 |
| Piperine | 100,000 |
| [6]-Gingerol | 60,000 |
Shogaols group
[4]-Shogaol, [8]-shogaol, [10]-shogaol, and [12]-shogaol (all found in ginger) together constitute the group shogaols. There also exist in ginger cultivars methylated shogaols: methyl [6]-shogaol and methyl [8]-shogaol, respectively.[4]
Shogaols are artifacts formed during storage or through excess heat, probably created by a dehydration reaction of the gingerols. The ratio of shogaols to gingerols sometimes is taken as an indication of product quality.[5]
Script error: No such module "Multiple image".
Synthesis
A possible synthesis starts with a Claisen condensation of vanillin and acetone, producing dehydrozingerone. Afterwards the product reacts in an aldol condensation with hexanal in tetrahydrofurane to 6-dehydroshogaol and 6-dehydrogingerol. Latter can be hydrogenated to [6]-gingerol by a catalyst. In the last step hydrochloric acid is added to get the desired [6]-shogaol.[6]
References
<templatestyles src="Reflist/styles.css" />
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- ↑ Script error: No such module "Citation/CS1".
- ↑ Script error: No such module "Citation/CS1".
- ↑ Script error: No such module "Citation/CS1".
- ↑ NSF International Determination of Gingerols and Shogaols in Zingiber officinale rhizome and powdered extract by High-Performance Liquid Chromatography Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
- ↑ Script error: No such module "Citation/CS1".
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Template:Ginger Plant Template:Transient receptor potential channel modulators