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Menthol may also enhance the activity of glycine receptors and negatively modulate 5-HT 3 receptors and nAChRs. [11] Menthol is widely used in dental care as a topical antibacterial agent, effective against several types of streptococci and lactobacilli. [12] Menthol also lowers blood pressure and antagonizes vasoconstriction through TRPM8 ...
Thus, the two substrates of this enzyme are (−)-menthol and NADP +, whereas its 3 products are (−)-menthone, NADPH, and H +. This enzyme belongs to the family of oxidoreductases, specifically those acting on the CH-OH group of donor with NAD + or NADP + as acceptor. The systematic name of this enzyme class is (−)-menthol:NADP ...
Menthone is a constituent of the essential oils of pennyroyal, peppermint, corn mint, pelargonium geraniums, and other plant species. [1] In most essential oils, it is a minor component. [5] Menthone was first synthesized by oxidation of menthol in 1881, [6] [needs update] [7] before being found as a component in essential oils in 1891.
Menthoxypropanediol (also known as Cooling agent 10 [tradename of Takasago]), is a synthetic derivative of menthol.While the cooling strength of 3-(l-menthoxy)propane-1,2-diol is accepted as being about 20–25% that of menthol, it is also noted that "in a Vaseline ointment, 3-(l-menthoxy)propane-1,2-diol shows a cool feeling 2.0 to 2.5 times stronger than that of l-menthol".
[15] [16] Menthol, hinokitiol and thymol are also used in oral hygiene products. Thymol also has antiseptic and disinfectant properties. [17] Volatile monoterpenes produced by plants can attract or repel insects, thus some of them are used in insect repellents, such as citronellol, eucalyptol, limonene, linalool, hinokitiol, menthol and thymol ...
The 4 substrates of this enzyme are (−)-menthol, NADPH, H +, and O 2, whereas its 3 products are p-menthane-3,8-diol, NADP +, and H 2 O. This enzyme belongs to the family of oxidoreductases , specifically those acting on paired donors, with O2 as oxidant and incorporation or reduction of oxygen.
In enzymology, a (+)-neomenthol dehydrogenase (EC 1.1.1.208) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction (+)-neomenthol + NADP + (−)-menthone + NADPH + H +. Thus, the two substrates of this enzyme are (+)-neomenthol and NADP +, whereas its 3 products are (−)-menthone, NADPH, and H +.
The benzilic acid rearrangement is formally the 1,2-rearrangement of 1,2-diketones to form α-hydroxy–carboxylic acids using a base. This reaction receives its name from the reaction of benzil with potassium hydroxide to form benzilic acid. First performed by Justus von Liebig in 1838, [1] it is the first reported example of a rearrangement ...