Thujaplicin

Thujaplicins (isopropyl cycloheptatrienolones) are series of related chemical substances discovered in the 1930s and isolated from Thuja plicata (western redcedar tree). The three compounds are α-thujaplicin, β-thujaplicin (hinokitiol), and γ-thujaplicin. They are known for potent anti-fungal and anti-bacterial properties. They are also known to be potent antioxidants. They were the first natural tropolones to be made synthetically, by Ralph Raphael and colleagues. Thujaplicins (isopropyl cycloheptatrienolones) are series of related chemical substances discovered in the 1930s and isolated from Thuja plicata (western redcedar tree). The three compounds are α-thujaplicin, β-thujaplicin (hinokitiol), and γ-thujaplicin. They are known for potent anti-fungal and anti-bacterial properties. They are also known to be potent antioxidants. They were the first natural tropolones to be made synthetically, by Ralph Raphael and colleagues.