Studies on the essential oil from guarana
| Autor: | Kambiz Taraz, Heinz Benoni, Paul Dallakian |
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| Rok vydání: | 1996 |
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Monoterpene
Pharmacognosy Sapindaceae Sesquiterpene Biochemistry Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry law.invention Beverages chemistry.chemical_compound food law Oils Volatile Paullinia cupana Humans Essential oil Anethole Chromatography biology Traditional medicine Chemistry General Chemistry biology.organism_classification food.food Taste Odorants Seeds Estragole Chromatography Thin Layer Food Science Biotechnology |
| Zdroj: | Zeitschrift fur Lebensmittel-Untersuchung und -Forschung. 203(1) |
| ISSN: | 0044-3026 |
| Popis: | The essential oil from guarana [Paullinia cupana H.B.K. var. sorbilis (Mart.) Ducke] was analysed. Nine components were identified, namely (2) methylbenzenes, (1) cyclic monoterpene and (2) cyclic sesquiterpene hydrocarbons, (2) methoxyphenylpropenes and (2) alkylphenol derivatives. The alleged psychoactivity of the essential oil is presumably due to the identified constituents estragole and anethole. Any contribution of aminated metabolites of estragole/anethole to the alleged psychoactivity of the essential oil of guarana can be excluded. Neither the psychoactive 4-methoxyamphetamine nor tert-aminoketones could be traced in human urine after oral application of guarana. |
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