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Safety evaluation of certain food additives - ipcs inchem

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ALKOXY-SUBSTITUTED ALLYLBENZENES 365<br />

Figure 3. Metabolism <strong>of</strong> estragole, methyl eugenol and elemicin<br />

R<br />

Glu-S<br />

Glc-O<br />

R R'<br />

HO<br />

1'-hydroxylation O-demethylation<br />

R R' R<br />

R'<br />

R<br />

O 3 SO<br />

OMe<br />

OMe<br />

OMe<br />

OH<br />

R'<br />

R R'<br />

glucuronidation<br />

sulfation<br />

OMe<br />

R<br />

reaction with<br />

glutathione<br />

R<br />

isomerization<br />

HO<br />

OMe<br />

OMe<br />

OMe<br />

OMe<br />

When rats were dosed orally with ground nutmeg as an aqueous suspension<br />

at 500 mg/kg bw (approximately 1–2 mg myristicin/kg bw, with lesser amounts <strong>of</strong><br />

safrole and elemicin), the O-demethylenation or O-demethylation, epoxidation, and<br />

OH<br />

R'<br />

O<br />

R'<br />

OH<br />

R R'<br />

hydrolysis<br />

epoxidation<br />

R/R'=H (estragole)<br />

R=OCH 3 R'=H (methyl eugenol)<br />

R/R'=OCH 3 (elemicin)<br />

R<br />

HO<br />

HO<br />

OMe<br />

OH<br />

OH<br />

OH<br />

R'<br />

R'<br />

R'

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