Safrole, the Glossary
Safrole is an organic compound with the formula CH2O2C6H3CH2CH.[1]
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93 relations: Allyl bromide, Allyl group, Angiogenesis inhibitor, Anise, Antibiotic, Antifeedant, Apoptosis, Édouard Grimaux, Basil, Benzene, Black pepper, Brazil, Calcium chloride, Cambodia, Camphor, Camphora parthenoxylon, Carbene, Carcinogen, Cardamom Mountains, Catechol, Cell death, Central nervous system, Chewing gum, Cinnamon, Competitive inhibition, Cytochrome P450, DEA list of chemicals, Diário Oficial da União, DNA, DNA adduct, Drug metabolism, Empirical formula, Endoplasmic reticulum, Epoxide, Eugenol, European Economic Community, Extraction (chemistry), Flavoring, Food and Chemical Toxicology, Food and Drug Administration, Glutathione peroxidase, Glutathione S-transferase, Hepatocellular carcinoma, Hepatocyte, High-performance liquid chromatography, Illicium anisatum, Insecticide, International Fragrance Association, Ira Remsen, Isosafrole, ... Expand index (43 more) »
- Phenylpropenes
Allyl bromide
Allyl bromide (3-bromopropene) is an organic halide. Safrole and Allyl bromide are allyl compounds.
Allyl group
In organic chemistry, an allyl group is a substituent with the structural formula. Safrole and allyl group are allyl compounds.
Angiogenesis inhibitor
An angiogenesis inhibitor is a substance that inhibits the growth of new blood vessels (angiogenesis).
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Anise
Anise (Pimpinella anisum), also called aniseed or rarely anix, is a flowering plant in the family Apiaceae native to the eastern Mediterranean region and Southwest Asia.
Antibiotic
An antibiotic is a type of antimicrobial substance active against bacteria.
Antifeedant
Antifeedants are organic compounds produced by plants to repel herbivores through distaste or toxicity.
Apoptosis
Apoptosis (from falling off) is a form of programmed cell death that occurs in multicellular organisms and in some eukaryotic, single-celled microorganisms such as yeast.
Édouard Grimaux
Louis Édouard Grimaux (3 July 1835, Rochefort-sur-Mer – 2 May 1900, Paris) was a French chemist, known for his research in the area of organic synthesis.
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Basil
Basil (Ocimum basilicum), also called great basil, is a culinary herb of the family Lamiaceae (mints).
Benzene
Benzene is an organic chemical compound with the molecular formula C6H6. The benzene molecule is composed of six carbon atoms joined in a planar hexagonal ring with one hydrogen atom attached to each. Because it contains only carbon and hydrogen atoms, benzene is classed as a hydrocarbon. Benzene is a natural constituent of petroleum and is one of the elementary petrochemicals.
Black pepper
Black pepper (Piper nigrum) is a flowering vine in the family Piperaceae, cultivated for its fruit (the peppercorn), which is usually dried and used as a spice and seasoning.
Brazil
Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest and easternmost country in South America and Latin America.
Calcium chloride
Calcium chloride is an inorganic compound, a salt with the chemical formula.
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Cambodia
Cambodia, officially the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country in Mainland Southeast Asia.
Camphor
Camphor is a waxy, colorless solid with a strong aroma. Safrole and Camphor are Perfume ingredients.
Camphora parthenoxylon
Camphora parthenoxylon is an evergreen tree in the genus Camphora, tall.
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Carbene
In organic chemistry, a carbene is a molecule containing a neutral carbon atom with a valence of two and two unshared valence electrons.
Carcinogen
A carcinogen is any agent that promotes the development of cancer.
Cardamom Mountains
The Cardamom Mountains (ជួរភ្នំក្រវាញ, Chuŏr Phnum Krâvanh; ทิวเขาบรรทัด, Thio Khao Banthat), or the Krâvanh Mountains, is a mountain range in the southwest part of Cambodia and Eastern Thailand.
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Catechol
Catechol, also known as pyrocatechol or 1,2-dihydroxybenzene, is an organic compound with the molecular formula. Safrole and Catechol are IARC Group 2B carcinogens.
Cell death
Cell death is the event of a biological cell ceasing to carry out its functions.
Central nervous system
The central nervous system (CNS) is the part of the nervous system consisting primarily of the brain and spinal cord.
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Chewing gum
Chewing gum is a soft, cohesive substance designed to be chewed without being swallowed.
Cinnamon
Cinnamon is a spice obtained from the inner bark of several tree species from the genus Cinnamomum.
Competitive inhibition
Competitive inhibition is interruption of a chemical pathway owing to one chemical substance inhibiting the effect of another by competing with it for binding or bonding.
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Cytochrome P450
Cytochromes P450 (P450s or CYPs) are a superfamily of enzymes containing heme as a cofactor that mostly, but not exclusively, function as monooxygenases.
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DEA list of chemicals
The United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) maintains lists regarding the classification of illicit drugs (see DEA Schedules).
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Diário Oficial da União
The Diário Oficial da União (literally Official Diary of the Union), abbreviated DOU, is the official journal of the federal government of Brazil.
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DNA
Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) is a polymer composed of two polynucleotide chains that coil around each other to form a double helix.
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DNA adduct
In molecular genetics, a DNA adduct is a segment of DNA bound to a cancer-causing chemical.
Drug metabolism is the metabolic breakdown of drugs by living organisms, usually through specialized enzymatic systems.
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Empirical formula
In chemistry, the empirical formula of a chemical compound is the simplest whole number ratio of atoms present in a compound.
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Endoplasmic reticulum
The endoplasmic reticulum (ER) is a part of a transportation system of the eukaryotic cell, and has many other important functions such as protein folding.
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Epoxide
In organic chemistry, an epoxide is a cyclic ether, where the ether forms a three-atom ring: two atoms of carbon and one atom of oxygen.
Eugenol
Eugenol is an allyl chain-substituted guaiacol, a member of the allylbenzene class of chemical compounds. Safrole and Eugenol are allyl compounds, Perfume ingredients and Phenylpropenes.
The European Economic Community (EEC) was a regional organisation created by the Treaty of Rome of 1957,Today the largely rewritten treaty continues in force as the Treaty on the functioning of the European Union, as renamed by the Lisbon Treaty.
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Extraction in chemistry is a separation process consisting of the separation of a substance from a matrix.
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Flavoring
A flavoring (or flavouring), also known as flavor (or flavour) or flavorant, is a food additive used to improve the taste or smell of food.
Food and Chemical Toxicology
Food and Chemical Toxicology is a peer-reviewed scientific journal covering aspects of food safety, chemical safety, and other aspects of consumer product safety.
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Food and Drug Administration
The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA or US FDA) is a federal agency of the Department of Health and Human Services.
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Glutathione peroxidase
Glutathione peroxidase (GPx) is the general name of an enzyme family with peroxidase activity whose main biological role is to protect the organism from oxidative damage.
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Glutathione S-transferase
Glutathione S-transferases (GSTs), previously known as ligandins, are a family of eukaryotic and prokaryotic phase II metabolic isozymes best known for their ability to catalyze the conjugation of the reduced form of glutathione (GSH) to xenobiotic substrates for the purpose of detoxification.
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Hepatocellular carcinoma
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the most common type of primary liver cancer in adults and is currently the most common cause of death in people with cirrhosis.
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Hepatocyte
A hepatocyte is a cell of the main parenchymal tissue of the liver.
High-performance liquid chromatography
High-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), formerly referred to as high-pressure liquid chromatography, is a technique in analytical chemistry used to separate, identify, and quantify specific components in mixtures.
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Illicium anisatum
Illicium anisatum, with common names Japanese star anise, Aniseed tree, and sacred Anise tree, known in Japanese as, is an evergreen shrub or small tree closely related to the Chinese star anise (Illicium verum).
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Insecticide
Insecticides are pesticides used to kill insects.
International Fragrance Association
The International Fragrance Association (IFRA) is the global representative body of the fragrance industry.
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Ira Remsen
Ira Remsen (February 10, 1846 – March 4, 1927) was an American chemist who discovered the artificial sweetener saccharin along with Constantin Fahlberg.
Isosafrole
Isosafrole is an organic compound that is used in the fragrance industry. Safrole and Isosafrole are Benzodioxoles and Phenylpropenes.
Johann Frederik Eijkman
Johan Fredrik Eykman or Johann Frederik Eijkman (19 January 1851 – 7 January 1915) was a Dutch chemist.
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Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) is a federally funded research and development center in the hills of Berkeley, California, United States.
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Ligand (biochemistry)
In biochemistry and pharmacology, a ligand is a substance that forms a complex with a biomolecule to serve a biological purpose.
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MDMA
3,4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA), commonly known as ecstasy (tablet form), and molly or mandy (crystal form), is a potent empathogen–entactogen with stimulant and minor psychedelic properties. Safrole and MDMA are Benzodioxoles.
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Merck Index
The Merck Index is an encyclopedia of chemicals, drugs and biologicals with over 10,000 monographs on single substances or groups of related compounds published online by the Royal Society of Chemistry.
Metabolism (from μεταβολή metabolē, "change") is the set of life-sustaining chemical reactions in organisms.
Methylenedioxy
Methylenedioxy is the term used in the field of chemistry, particularly in organic chemistry, for a functional group with the structural formula R-O-CH2-O-R' which is connected to the rest of a molecule by two chemical bonds.
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Mutagen
In genetics, a mutagen is a physical or chemical agent that permanently changes genetic material, usually DNA, in an organism and thus increases the frequency of mutations above the natural background level.
Neoplasm
A neoplasm is a type of abnormal and excessive growth of tissue.
Neuron
A neuron, neurone, or nerve cell is an excitable cell that fires electric signals called action potentials across a neural network in the nervous system.
Neutrophil
Neutrophils (also known as neutrocytes, heterophils or polymorphonuclear leukocytes) are a type of white blood cell.
North America
North America is a continent in the Northern and Western Hemispheres.
Nutmeg
Nutmeg is the seed, or the ground spice derived from that seed, of several tree species of the genus Myristica; fragrant nutmeg or true nutmeg (M. fragrans) is a dark-leaved evergreen tree cultivated for two spices derived from its fruit: nutmeg, from its seed, and mace, from the seed covering.
Ocotea cymbarum
Ocotea cymbarum is a species of Ocotea in the plant family Lauraceae.
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Ocotea odorifera
Ocotea odorifera is a species of plant in the family Lauraceae.
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Organic compound
Some chemical authorities define an organic compound as a chemical compound that contains a carbon–hydrogen or carbon–carbon bond; others consider an organic compound to be any chemical compound that contains carbon.
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Oxidase
In biochemistry, an oxidase is an oxidoreductase (any enzyme that catalyzes a redox reaction) that uses dioxygen (O2) as the electron acceptor.
Perfume
Perfume (parfum) is a mixture of fragrant essential oils or aroma compounds (fragrances), fixatives and solvents, usually in liquid form, used to give the human body, animals, food, objects, and living-spaces an agreeable scent.
Phenylpropanoid
The phenylpropanoids are a diverse family of organic compounds that are biosynthesized by plants from the amino acids phenylalanine and tyrosine in the shikimic acid pathway.
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Piperic acid
Piperic acid is a chemical often obtained by the base-hydrolysis of the alkaloid piperine from black pepper, followed by acidification of the corresponding salt. Safrole and piperic acid are Benzodioxoles.
Piperidine
Piperidine is an organic compound with the molecular formula (CH2)5NH.
Piperine
Piperine, possibly along with its isomer chavicine, is the compound responsible for the pungency of black pepper and long pepper. Safrole and Piperine are Benzodioxoles.
Piperonal
Piperonal, also known as heliotropin, is an organic compound which is commonly found in fragrances and flavors. Safrole and Piperonal are Benzodioxoles.
Piperonyl butoxide
Piperonyl butoxide (PBO) is a pale yellow to light brown liquidNational Toxicology Program, Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health (NTP). Safrole and Piperonyl butoxide are Benzodioxoles.
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Precursor (chemistry)
In chemistry, a precursor is a compound that participates in a chemical reaction that produces another compound.
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Propenyl
In organic chemistry, 1-propenyl (or simply propenyl) has the formula CH.
Propionic acid
Propionic acid (from the Greek words πρῶτος: prōtos, meaning "first", and πίων: píōn, meaning "fat"; also known as propanoic acid) is a naturally occurring carboxylic acid with chemical formula.
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Protein
Proteins are large biomolecules and macromolecules that comprise one or more long chains of amino acid residues.
Ribosome
Ribosomes are macromolecular machines, found within all cells, that perform biological protein synthesis (messenger RNA translation).
Root beer
Root beer is a sweet North American soft drink traditionally made using the root bark of the sassafras tree Sassafras albidum or the vine of Smilax ornata (known as sarsaparilla; also used to make a soft drink called sarsaparilla) as the primary flavor.
Sassafras
Sassafras is a genus of three extant and one extinct species of deciduous trees in the family Lauraceae, native to eastern North America and eastern Asia.
Sassafras albidum
Sassafras albidum (sassafras, white sassafras, red sassafras, or silky sassafras) is a species of Sassafras native to eastern North America, from southern Maine and southern Ontario west to Iowa, and south to central Florida and eastern Texas.
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Soap
Soap is a salt of a fatty acid (sometimes other carboxylic acids) used for cleaning and lubricating products as well as other applications.
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Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia is the geographical southeastern region of Asia, consisting of the regions that are situated south of China, east of the Indian subcontinent, and northwest of the Australian mainland, which is part of Oceania.
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Steam distillation
Steam distillation is a separation process that consists of distilling water together with other volatile and non-volatile components.
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Sulfotransferase
In biochemistry, sulfotransferases (SULTs) are transferase enzymes that catalyze the transfer of a sulfo group from a donor molecule to an acceptor alcohol or amine.
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The Irish Times
The Irish Times is an Irish daily broadsheet newspaper and online digital publication.
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The Irrawaddy
The Irrawaddy is a news website by the Irrawaddy Publishing Group (IPG), founded in 1990 by Burmese exiles living in Thailand.
Theodor Poleck
Thomas August Theodor Poleck (November 10, 1821 – June 1, 1906) was a German chemist and pharmacist born in Neisse, Kingdom of Prussia.
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Toothpaste
Toothpaste is a paste or gel dentifrice used with a toothbrush to clean and maintain the aesthetics and health of teeth.
United Nations Convention Against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances
The United Nations Convention Against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances of 1988 is one of three major drug control treaties currently in force.
United States
The United States of America (USA or U.S.A.), commonly known as the United States (US or U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America.
Wilhelm Rudolph Fittig
Wilhelm Rudolph Fittig (6 December 183519 November 1910) was a German chemist.
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See also
Phenylpropenes
- Acetyleugenol
- Allylbenzene
- Anethole
- Apiole
- Asarone
- Carpacin
- Chavibetol
- Chavicol
- Dillapiole
- Elemicin
- Estragole
- Eugenol
- Hydroxychavicol
- Isoeugenol
- Isosafrole
- Methoxyeugenol
- Methyl eugenol
- Methyl isoeugenol
- Myristicin
- Nothoapiole
- Phenylpropene
- Pseudoisoeugenol
- Safrole
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Safrole
Also known as 3,4-(Methylenedioxyphenyl)-2-propene, 3,4-Methylenedioxyphenyl-2-propene, 3-(3,4-(Methylenedioxy)phenyl)-1-propene, Safrol, Shikimol.
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