Researchers administered two drugs to these mice: o-vanillin, a natural compound extracted from turmeric, and RG-7112, an FDA-approved drug previously used in cancer treatments.

Notably, o-Vanillin wasn’t originally intended to be part of the study and was included almost by chance. Haglund explained that while testing other drugs, ...

But 99% of the time the sensation comes from man-made versions of vanillin, a chemical that is the major flavor component of vanilla. That works out to a supply of about 20,000 metric tons per year.

The vanillin must be heated to 130 degrees C before adding the ascorbic acid or the color change will not occur. He believes this can be a reliable way to detect the presence of Vanillin in a ...

Synbio vanillin, marketed as an alternative to artificial vanilla flavor, was rolled out in the U.S. this summer. But don't expect to be able to locate it in your local supermarket.

A team of researchers, reporting in the journal Angewandte Chemie, have now succeeded in developing a green method for recovering the flavoring agent vanillin from this raw material.

Vanilla, the most widely used flavoring compound in confectionaries and cosmetics, gets its sweet flavor and aroma from the chemical compound -- 'vanillin'. However, the large-scale production of ...

Researchers administered two drugs to these mice: o-vanillin, a natural compound extracted from turmeric, and RG-7112, an FDA-approved drug previously used in cancer treatments.