lactones

• “Iodine binds to membrane lipids called lactones forming iodo-lactones which regulate apoptosis (programmed cell death).”

  Iodine Treats Breast Cancer, the Evidence is Overwhelming

• “Perfumers generally use notes called lactones to evoke milk in a perfume, there are many kinds, methyl laitone being my favorite.”

  Got Milk?

• “The distinctive sweet, rich aroma of coconut is created by derivatives of saturated fatty acids called lactones (octa-, deca-, dodeca-, tetradecalactones)—peaches are also flavored by lactones—while roasting generates more generic nutty notes (from pyrazines, pyrroles, furans).”

  Simon & Schuster: On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen

• “The distinctively aromatic flavor of peaches and nectarines comes largely from compounds called lactones, which are also responsible for the aroma of coconut; some varieties also contain clove-like eugenol.”

  Simon & Schuster: On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen

• “Not lactates, or lactones, or lactylates, or any of the dozen other chemical names that might be encountered.”

  Lactic Acid Is Not Lactose

• “Massoia Bark, with its intensely dark coconut notes due to the presence of lactones is rich and also creates a full-bodied presence like condensed milk.”

  Got Milk?

• “Take Ginkgo Leaf Extract 80 to 160 mg twice a day Ginkgo biloba— standardized to 24 percent ginkgoflavonglycosides and 6 percent terpene lactones.”

  Simon & Schuster: The UltraMind Solution

• “Macrocyclic lactones: distribution in plasma lipoproteins of several animal species including humans [An article from: Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology, Part C] by M.F. Bassissi”

  This holiday season, don't be a Butterball

• “Tahitian vanilla Vanilla tahitensis is floral and fruity, its plump cured pods exuding notes of cherry, raisin, musk, lactones and anisic aldehydes.”

  The Aromatic Allure of Tahitian Vanilla

• “Milky lactones and violet-like ionones derived from carotenoid molecules are responsible for the floral scent that exudes from the skin of fresh quince.”

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