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Preferred Name

Methyleugenol

Synonyms

METHYL EUGENOL

1,2-Dimethoxy-4-allylbenzene

Methyleugenol

O-methyleugenol

1,3,4-Eugenol Methyl Ether

4-Allyl-1,2-dimethoxybenzene

1-Allyl-3,4-dimethoxybenzene

1-(3,4-Dimethoxyphenyl)-2-propene

Veratrole Methyl Ether

4-Allylveratrole

Definitions

A yellowish, oily, naturally occurring liquid with a clove-like aroma and is present in many essential oils. Methyleugenol is used as a flavoring agent, as a fragrance and as an anesthetic in rodents. Methyleugenol is mutagenic in animals and is reasonably anticipated to be a human carcinogen based on evidence of carcinogenicity in animals. (NCI05)

ID

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C44401

CAS_Registry

93-15-2

CHEBI_ID

CHEBI:4918

code

C44401

Concept_In_Subset

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C63923

Contributing_Source

FDA

DEFINITION

A yellowish, oily, naturally occurring liquid with a clove-like aroma and is present in many essential oils. Methyleugenol is used as a flavoring agent, as a fragrance and as an anesthetic in rodents. Methyleugenol is mutagenic in animals and is reasonably anticipated to be a human carcinogen based on evidence of carcinogenicity in animals. (NCI05)

FDA_UNII_Code

29T9VA6R7M

FULL_SYN

METHYL EUGENOL

1,2-Dimethoxy-4-allylbenzene

Methyleugenol

O-methyleugenol

1,3,4-Eugenol Methyl Ether

4-Allyl-1,2-dimethoxybenzene

1-Allyl-3,4-dimethoxybenzene

1-(3,4-Dimethoxyphenyl)-2-propene

Veratrole Methyl Ether

4-Allylveratrole

label

Methyleugenol

Legacy Concept Name

Methyleugenol

NSC Number

209528

8900

Preferred_Name

Methyleugenol

prefixIRI

Thesaurus:C44401

Semantic_Type

Hazardous or Poisonous Substance

UMLS_CUI

C0066372

subClassOf

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C45175

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