Chemistry:Methoxyeugenol

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Methoxyeugenol
Methoxyeugenol
Names
IUPAC name
2,6-dimethoxy-4-prop-2-enylphenol
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChEBI
ChEMBL
ChemSpider
EC Number
  • 229-600-2
UNII
Properties
C11H14O3
Molar mass 194.230 g·mol−1
Hazards
GHS pictograms GHS07: Harmful
GHS Signal word Warning
H315, H317, H319, H335
P261, P264, P271, P272, P280, P302+352, P304+340, P305+351+338, P312, P321, P332+313, P333+313, P337+313, P362, P363, P403+233, P405, P501
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Methoxyeugenol is a naturall occurring allylbenzene and eugenol derivative. It is found in toxic Japanese star anise pericarp[1] and leaves.[2] as well as in nutmeg crude extract but not in nutmeg essential oil.[3] It also activates PPAR-gamma in vivo.[4]

See also

References

  1. "Distinguishing chinese star anise from Japanese star anise using thermal desorption-gas chromatography-mass spectrometry". Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 57 (13): 5783–9. July 2009. doi:10.1021/jf9009153. PMID 19507874. 
  2. "Bioactivity of natural O-prenylated phenylpropenes from Illicium anisatum leaves and their derivatives against spider mites and fungal pathogens". Plant Biology 16 (2): 451–6. March 2014. doi:10.1111/plb.12054. PMID 23889818. 
  3. "Inhibition of Bacterial Efflux Pumps by Crude Extracts and Essential Oil from Myristica fragrans Houtt. (Nutmeg) Seeds against Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus". Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) 26 (15): 4662. July 2021. doi:10.3390/molecules26154662. PMID 34361815. 
  4. "Methoxyeugenol deactivates hepatic stellate cells and attenuates liver fibrosis and inflammation through a PPAR-ɣ and NF-kB mechanism". Journal of Ethnopharmacology 280: 114433. July 2021. doi:10.1016/j.jep.2021.114433. PMID 34280502.