Methyl Eugenol CAS 93-15-2

Methyl eugenol (ME) (4-alkyl-1, 2-dimethoxybenzo-carboxylate) is a natural compound, belonging to phenylpropane and also methyl ether of eugenol. Me is a commonly distributed natural plant item, generally dispersed in more than 200 plants of 32 family members in the tropics. It is consumed by human beings and pets in several plants as well as fruits (e.g., fennel, nutmeg, basil, blackberry essence, banana as well as citrus). Me is a light yellow, oily, normally happening liquid with clove like aroma and exists in several essential oils.

Greater concentrations of methyl eugenol in basil vital oils are not typical. However, 20% methyl eugenol was discovered in the oil of O. sanctum (hegnauer 1966). Methyl eugenol has actually been detected as the primary substance in O. basilicum var vital oil. At least, stem oil from Taiwan (42.9-64.3%) and also O. basilicum from the very same resource (53.1%) (Cheng and Liu 1983). 46.8% methyl eugenol was located in o. gratissimum oil originated in Brazil (vostrowsky 1990). Brophy and jogia (1986) reported the concentration of high methyl eugenol (24.7%) from O. basilicum plant materials grown in your area in Fiji.

Methyl eugenol was initially identified in essential oils from Asarum root and asarum root, and subsequently reported to be present in heated blackberries, peppers Angelica seeds, mountain radish, fragrant bee grass, alpine plants, clove buds, nutmeg, pepper, nutmeg, tarragon, basil, laurel, myrtle leaves and berries, rosemary, fragrant fruit berries and frankincense leaf oil.