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Constituents of aromatic plants: I. Methyleugenol
M De Vincenzi1, M Silano, P Stacchini
1Department of Metabolism and Pathological Biochemistry, ISS, Rome, Italy. mbpsegr@mbpserg@iss.it
Fitoterapia
|March 23, 2000
Abstract:
Methyleugenol (ME) is a natural constituent of the essential oils of a number of plants widely used in foodstuffs as flavouring agents. Its occurrence, routes of intake, and available information on toxicity, kinetics and metabolism are reviewed. In view of the carcinogenic potential of ME, the need to check its presence in food products with effective analytical methods is pointed out.