Capsaicin is a compound that is colourless and highly pungent. It is an irritant for mammals, and produces a burning sensation in any tissue it comes into contact with. It is named after, and usually produced in certain plants as a deterrent against mammals and fungi. Yet, a lot of people enjoy capsaicin in various plants and forms. Where would you commonly find capsaicin in everyday life?
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Capsaicin is found in ch8lly
The compound was first extracted in impure form in 1816 by Christian Friedrich Bucholz [de] (1770–1818).[5][a] He called it "capsicin", after the genus Capsicum from which it was extracted. John Clough Thresh (1850–1932), who had isolated capsaicin in almost pure form,[6][7] gave it the name "capsaicin" in 1876.[8] Karl Micko isolated capsaicin in its pure form in 1898.[9][10] Capsaicin's chemical composition was first determined by E. K. Nelson in 1919, who also partially elucidated capsaicin's chemical structure.[11] Capsaicin was first synthesized in 1930 by Ernst Spath and Stephen F. Darling.[12] In 1961, similar substances were isolated from chili peppers by the Japanese chemists S. Kosuge and Y. Inagaki, who named them capsaicinoids.[13][14]
In 1873 German pharmacologist Rudolf Buchheim[15] (1820–1879) and in 1878 the Hungarian doctor Endre Hőgyes[16] stated that "capsicol" (partially purified capsaicin[17]) caused the burning feeling when in contact with mucous membranes and increased secretion of gastric acid.