ISSN:
0899-0042
Keywords:
menthol
;
nasal delivery
;
adverse effects
;
Chemistry
;
Organic Chemistry
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
Notes:
It is shown, using in vitro measurements of beat frequency of rat tracheal cilia, that (+)-(1S, 2R, 5S)-menthol and (-)-(1R, 2S, 5R)-menthol have equipotent ciliotoxicities despite the fact that inhalation of menthol vapours from the crystals of the pure enantiomers show clearly that the (-)-(1R, 2S, 5R)-menthol produces a more potent cooling sensation. Differential scanning calorimetry demonstrates the formation of a racemic compound when equimolar amounts of the two enantiomers are admixed. © 1993 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
Additional Material:
4 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/chir.530050203