Definition
The colouring principle of saffron Crocin is a natural carotenoid chemical compound that is found in the flowers crocus and gardenia. It is the diester formed from the disaccharide gentiobiose and the dicarboxylic acid crocetin. (Wikipedia) Saffron is a spice derived from the flower of Crocus sativus, commonly known as the saffron crocus. Crocus is a genus in the family Iridaceae. Saffron crocus grows to 20-30 cm (8-12 in) and bears up to four flowers, each with three vivid crimson stigmas, which are the distal end of a carpel. Together with the styles, or stalks that connect the stigmas to their host plant, the dried stigmas are used mainly in various cuisines as a seasoning and colouring agent. Saffron, long among the world's most costly spices by weight, is native to Greece or Southwest Asia and was first cultivated in Greece. As a genetically monomorphic clone, it was slowly propagated throughout much of Eurasia and was later brought to parts of North Africa, North America, and Oceania. Saffron's taste and iodoform or hay-like fragrance result from the chemicals picrocrocin and safranal. It also contains a carotenoid pigment, crocin, which imparts a rich golden-yellow hue to dishes and textiles. Its recorded history is attested in a 7th-century BC Assyrian botanical treatise compiled under Ashurbanipal, and it has been traded and used for over four millennia. Iran now accounts for approximately 90% of the world production of saffron.
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Crocin Interacts with Diseases
Disease | Inference Score | References/Inference Genes |
Brain Ischemia | 40.04 | |
Arthritis, Experimental | 27.93 | |
Alcoholic liver cirrhosis | 27.57 |
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Burns | 27.11 |
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Myocardial infarction | 26.82 | |
Alzheimer's Disease | 25.26 | |
Reperfusion Injury | 24.36 | |
Diabetes Mellitus, Experimental | 24.05 | |
Lung Neoplasms | 22.27 | |
Radiation Injuries, Experimental | 22.14 |
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Cardiomyopathies | 21.99 | |
Pleurisy | 21.12 |
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Osteoporosis, Postmenopausal | 20.6 |
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Trigeminal Neuralgia | 20.6 |
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Brain Injuries | 20.33 | |
Ulcerative colitis | 19.62 | |
Heat Stroke | 19.4 |
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Rheumatoid arthritis | 18.93 | |
Visceral leishmaniasis | 18.86 | |
Colitis | 18.76 |