Menthol: A simple monoterpene with remarkable biological properties

Phytochemistry

Volumn 96, Issue , 2013, Pages 15-25

  Kamatou, Guy P P ^a   Vermaak, Ilze ^a   Viljoen, Alvaro M ^a,b   Lawrence, Brian M ^c  

^a TSHWANE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (South Africa)

^b KING ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Biological activity; Cooling effects; Flavour; Mentha canadensis; Mentha piperita; Menthol

Indexed keywords

CITRUS; MENTHA; MENTHA CANADENSIS; MENTHA X PIPERITA; THEOBROMA CACAO;

ESSENTIAL OIL; MENTHOL; TERPENE;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY; BODY TEMPERATURE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; COOLING EFFECTS; FLAVOR; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MENTHA; MENTHA CANADENSIS; MENTHA PIPERITA; PHYSIOLOGY;

BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY; COOLING EFFECTS; FLAVOUR; MENTHA CANADENSIS; MENTHA PIPERITA; MENTHOL;

BODY TEMPERATURE; HUMANS; MENTHA; MENTHOL; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; MONOTERPENES; OILS, VOLATILE;

EID: 84888205116     PISSN: 00319422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2013.08.005     Document Type: Short Survey

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