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pulegone

Epidemiology: - constituent of oil extracts prepared from mint plants, including peppermint, spearmint & pennyroyal Comparative biology: - carcinogen causing hepatic carcinoma, pulmonary metaplasia, & other neoplasms with oral administration in rodents Notes: - In 2018, the FDA banned synthetic pulegone as a food additive - found in mint- & menthol-flavored electronic cigarettes [2]

General

alkene; olefin ketone toxin (hazardous material, poison)

Database Correlations

PUBCHEM cid=6988

References

  1. PubChem: 6988
  2. Jabba SV, Jordt SE Risk Analysis for the Carcinogen Pulegone in Mint- and Menthol- Flavored e-Cigarettes and Smokeless Tobacco Products. JAMA Intern Med. Published online September 16, 2019. PMID: 31524930 https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/article-abstract/2751245