Compound Monograph
Hydroquinone glycosides
Glycosides of hydroquinone (such as arbutin) from bearberry, yielding urinary antiseptic hydroquinone.
Classification
Hydroquinone glycosides are phenolic acids, part of the phenolics class. Antioxidant compounds built around one or more phenol rings — the flavonoids, tannins, phenolic acids, coumarins, and pigments behind much of a plant's protective chemistry.
Where Does It Come From? (1)
Hydroquinone glycosides are phenolic acids, found in Bearberry.