Experiment 416581
Compounds isolated
Details
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Pharmacology | |
| Administration route | EXTERNAL |
| Organism | Persea americana (LAURACEAE) |
| Citation | OPDYKE,DLJ:. (1976). MONOGRAPHS ON FRAGRANCE RAW MATERIALS. METHYL CHAVICOL.. 14() |
| Amount utilized | |
| Compound isolated | |
| Disease | GIVEN GRAS STATUS BY FEMA IN 1965 AND THEN APPROVED FOR FOOD USE BY THE FDA(21CFR 121.1164). THE COUNCIL OF EUROPE(1974) INCLUDED ESTRAGOLE(METHYL CHAVICOL) AT A LEVEL OF 40 PPM IN THE LIST OF ARTIFICIAL FLAVORING SUBSTANCES THAT MAY BE ADDED TO FOODSTUFFS. THE FOOD CHEMICAL CODEX(1972) HAS A MONOGRAPH ON ESTRAGOLE(METHYL CHAVICOL). ESTRAGOLE HAS BEEN IN PUBLIC USE IN THE USA SINCE THE 1900'S. USE IN FRAGRANCES IN THE USA AMOUNTS TO CA. 4000 POUNDS/YEAR. THE USUAL CONCENTRATION IN SOAPS IS 0.02%(0.25% MAXIMUM), IN DETERGENTS 0.002%(0.03% MAXIMUM),IN CREAMS AND LOTIONS 0.01%(0.03% MAXIMUM) AND IN PERFUMES 0.08%(0.30% MAXIMUM). |
| Dose amount | VAR |
| Number | 1 |
| Animal | HUMAN ADULT |
| Dose expression | CONC USED |