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Caffeic aldehyde

chemical compound

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
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Source revisionAug 25, 2026
Entity authorityQ104920649 ↗
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Caffeic aldehyde is a phenolic aldehyde contained in the seeds of Phytolacca americana (American pokeweed). It is present in various parts of a large number of plants, such as the seeds of Phytolacca americana. It can be poisonous, especially to children.

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This entry incorporates text from “Caffeic aldehyde” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.