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Phenols and phenolic compounds

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Sesamol

Sesamol is a phenolic compound in sesame seeds and oil, the principal antioxidant of roasted sesame oil and an industrial intermediate for the antidepressant paroxetine.

Silymarin

Silymarin is a mixture of flavonolignans isolated from the milk thistle plant, named in 1968, used to protect liver cells; its benefit for liver disease remains uncertain.

Sodium dichlorophenate

Sodium dichlorophenate, sodium salt of dichlorophenol (C6H3Cl2NaO; 2,4-isomer CAS 3757-76-4, 2,5-isomer CAS 52166-72-0), a former EU fungicide active substance not approved since Regulation 2076/2002 and a 2,4-D manufacturing intermediate.

Tannic acid

Tannic acid, also called gallotannic acid or gallotannin, is a plant-derived hydrolysable tannin obtained mainly from oak and sumac galls and used in tanning, iron gall ink, and food processing.

Tert-Butylhydroquinone

Tert-Butylhydroquinone, known as TBHQ, is a synthetic phenolic antioxidant, numbered E 319, that slows oxidative rancidity in fats and oils, permitted in US foods at 0.02 percent.

Tetrabromobisphenol A

Tetrabromobisphenol A (TBBPA) is the world's highest-production-volume brominated flame retardant, used chiefly in epoxy resins for printed circuit boards and as an additive in ABS and polystyrene plastics.

Thymol

Thymol, also known as thyme camphor, is a naturally occurring phenol and the principal bioactive component of thyme essential oil, used as an antiseptic, flavoring, and pesticide.

Trolox

Trolox is a water-soluble synthetic analog of vitamin E, first synthesized in 1974, used to reduce oxidative stress and as the standard in the TEAC antioxidant assay.

Tyrosol

Tyrosol, 4-(2-hydroxyethyl)phenol, is a phenolic alcohol found in virgin olive oil and wine, produced by yeast during fermentation, and also made in the human body as a byproduct of tyramine metabolism.

Vanillin

Vanillin, also called methyl vanillin, is a phenolic aldehyde and the principal flavor component of cured vanilla beans; most commercial vanillin is synthesized from guaiacol or lignin.

Xylenol

Xylenol is the name for any of six dimethylphenol isomers with formula C8H10O, valued as coal-tar antiseptics and as the monomer 2,6-xylenol for polyphenylene oxide plastics.