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Hernandulcin is a bisabolane type of sesquiterpene which is 1000 times sweeter than sucrose and found in Lippia dulcis Trevir (Verbanaceae). This is a perennial woody herb and native of southern and central America [1].

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Dwivedi, R.S. (2022). Hernandulcin (Sesquiterpene). In: Alternative Sweet and Supersweet Principles . Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-33-6350-2_9

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