Novel Cyclic Oxygenated Compounds Having Cooling, Fragrance, and Flavor Properties, and Uses Thereof
申请人:Selifonov Sergey
公开号:US20070274928A1
公开(公告)日:2007-11-29
Compositions that include compounds capable of producing a cooling sensory effect such as certain hydroxy-ketones and hydroxy-aldehyde compounds, their cyclic semi-ketals and semiacetals, and other derivatives thereof. The compounds impart a refreshing and cooling sensation of long duration and high potency, and thus are useful in a variety of formulations, including consumer products such as mouth formulations, food and beverage products, tobacco and smoking articles, fragrances, toiletries, ointments, and the like.
In Vivo Studies on the Metabolism of the Monoterpene Pulegone in Humans Using the Metabolism of Ingestion-Correlated Amounts (MICA) Approach: Explanation for the Toxicity Differences between (<i>S</i>)-(−)- and (<i>R</i>)-(+)-Pulegone
作者:Wolfgang Engel
DOI:10.1021/jf034702u
日期:2003.10.1
The major in vivo metabolites of (S)-(-)-pulegone in humans using a metabolism of ingestion-correlated amounts (MICA) experiment were newly identified as 2-(2-hydroxy-1-methylethyl)-5methylcyclohexanone (8-hydroxymenthone, M1), 3-hydroxy-3-methyl-6-(1-methylethyl)cyclohexanone (1-hydroxymenthone, M2), 3-methyl-6-(1-methylethyl)cyclohexanol (menthol), and E-2-(2-hydroxy-1-methylethylidene)-5-methylcyclohexanone (10-hydroxypulegone, M4) on the basis of mass spectrometric analysis in combination with syntheses and NMR experiments. Minor metabolites were be identified as 3-methyl-6-(1-methylethyl)-2-cyclohexenone (piperitone, M5) and alpha,alpha,4-trimethyl-1-cyclohexene-1-methanol (3-p-menthen-8-ol, M6). Menthofuran was not a major metabolite of pulegone and is most probably an artifact formed during workup from known (M4) and/or unknown precursors. The differences in toxicity between (S)-(-)- and (R)-(+)-pulegone can be explained by the strongly diminished ability for enzymatic reduction of the double bond in (R)-(+)-pulegone. This might lead to further oxidative metabolism of 10-hydroxypulegone (M4) and the formation of further currently undetected metabolites that might account for the observed hepatotoxic and pneumotoxic activity in humans.
Hydrogenation and Hydrogenolysis with Pd/C in Poly(Ethylene Glycol) (PEG): A Practical and Recyclable Medium
Pd/C in PEG (400) has been found to be an efficient reusable reaction medium for hydrogenation and hydrogenolysis. Both the catalyst and PEG were recycled efficiently over four runs without appreciable loss of activity.