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Safety evaluation of certain food additives - ipcs inchem

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370 ALKOXY-SUBSTITUTED ALLYLBENZENES<br />

eugenol is reflected by dose-dependent increases in urinary levels <strong>of</strong> this metabolite<br />

(e.g. for estragole, 10 mg/kg bw) provides an understanding for the observation<br />

that protein and DNA adducts were first detected in early studies at high dose levels.<br />

As DNA and protein adduct methodology has evolved and detection limits have<br />

decreased, adduct formation has been identified even at levels <strong>of</strong> exposure similar<br />

to those for humans consuming spices and spice oils containing alkoxy-substituted<br />

allylbenzene constituents. However, based on studies in humans and rodents at<br />

lower dose levels (

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