Polyunsaturated Alkamides
Synonyms
Alkamides, Polyunsaturated
Alkylamides, Polyunsaturated
Isobutylamides, Polyunsaturated
Polyunsaturated Alkylamides
Polyunsaturated Isobutylamides
Amides composed of unsaturated aliphatic FATTY ACIDS linked with AMINES by an amide bond. They are most prominent in ASTERACEAE; PIPERACEAE; and RUTACEAE; and also found in ARISTOLOCHIACEAE; BRASSICACEAE; CONVOLVULACEAE; EUPHORBIACEAE; MENISPERMACEAE; POACEAE; and SOLANACEAE. They are recognized by their pungent taste and for causing numbing and salivation.