Product Name: Allicin
Latin name: Garlic Bulbus Allii
Active ingredient: Dimethyl disulfide,dimethyl trisulfide
CAS: 539-86-6
EINECS : 208-727-7
Product Specification : 25% /50%Allicin
Molecular formula: C6H10OS2
Molecular Weight: 146
Preferred IUPAC name:2-Propene-1-sulfinothioic acid S-2-propenyl ester
Systematic name:3-[(Prop-2-ene-1-sulfinyl)sulfanyl]prop-1-ene
Molar mass : 162.27 g mol−1
Appearance: Colourless liquid
Density : 1.112 g cm−3
Melting point : <25 °C
Allicin is an organosulfur compound obtained from garlic, a species in the family Alliaceae. It was first isolated and studied in the laboratory by Chester J. Cavallito and John Hays Bailey in 1944. This colorless liquid has a distinctively pungent smell. This compound exhibits antibacterial and anti-fungal properties. Allicin is garlics defense mechanism against attacks by pests.