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Triacetin is the glycerol triester of acetic acid:...Posted on May 7, 2008 10:04 PM • 1 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
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Phytic acid (Think unositol? Think again...)
Phytic acid is an inositol derivative:...Posted on April 16, 2008 9:00 AM • 3 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Inositol (Weird carbs)
Inositol is a sugar:...Posted on April 15, 2008 10:10 PM • 3 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Lutein (Halloween Carotene)
Lutein is just another carotenoid - like the previously covered retinal, it is a terpene....Posted on October 30, 2007 7:57 PM • 0 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
4-ethylphenol (Come on, Brett, cut it out!)
4-ethylphenol is a simple substituted phenol. It smells like band-aids....Posted on August 9, 2007 7:27 PM • 3 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
5-Nitro-2-propoxy-aniline (Sweet nitroes)
5-nitro-2-propoxyaniline is a potent artificial sweetener:...Posted on August 7, 2007 9:03 PM • 2 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Alar (That doesn't taste like apples!)
Like auxins, (see also) alar is a small molecule that modulates plant growth:...Posted on July 27, 2007 7:08 PM • 1 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Alginic Acid (Those weren't cherries)
Alginic acid is a simple polysaccharide. What makes it neat is that it will form gels in the presence of divalent cations (e.g., calcium and magnesium)....Posted on July 16, 2007 7:04 PM • 3 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Safrole (Root beer or amphetamines?)
Safrole is a simple organic compound found in sassafras oil:...Posted on June 8, 2007 7:42 PM • 10 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Dulcin (A sweetener that's dangerous for sure)
Whenever I mention artificial sweeteners, it seems to rouse a fight about what's safe, what's not, saccharin this, Stevia that. Around the time saccharin was discovered, another sweetener came on the market: dulcin....Posted on May 21, 2007 7:12 PM • 5 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
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