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Sigma-Aldrich

4-Methyl-5-thiazoleethanol

≥98%, FG

Synonym(s):

5-(2-Hydroxyethyl)-4-methylthiazole, Sulfurol

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About This Item

Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C6H9NOS
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
143.21
FEMA Number:
3204
Beilstein:
114249
EC Number:
Council of Europe no.:
11621
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12164502
PubChem Substance ID:
Flavis number:
15.014
NACRES:
NA.21

biological source

synthetic

Quality Level

grade

FG
Fragrance grade
Halal
Kosher

Agency

follows IFRA guidelines
meets purity specifications of JECFA

reg. compliance

EU Regulation 1223/2009
EU Regulation 1334/2008 & 178/2002

Assay

≥98%

refractive index

n20/D 1.550 (lit.)

bp

135 °C/7 mmHg (lit.)

density

1.196 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

application(s)

flavors and fragrances

Documentation

see Safety & Documentation for available documents

food allergen

no known allergens

fragrance allergen

no known allergens

Organoleptic

fatty; meaty; nutty

storage temp.

room temp

SMILES string

Cc1ncsc1CCO

InChI

1S/C6H9NOS/c1-5-6(2-3-8)9-4-7-5/h4,8H,2-3H2,1H3

InChI key

BKAWJIRCKVUVED-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

4-Methyl-5-thiazoleethanol is a sulfur-containing heterocyclic flavor compound that is reported to occur in Comté cheese and Panax ginseng.

Application


  • New aspects characterizing non-obese NAFLD by the analysis of the intestinal flora and metabolites using a mouse model.: This study explores the metabolic pathways affected by non-obese NAFLD, highlighting the role of 4-Methyl-5-thiazoleethanol in modulating gut microbiota and its potential as a therapeutic marker (Zhang et al., 2024).

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Hazard Statements

Hazard Classifications

Eye Irrit. 2 - Skin Irrit. 2 - STOT SE 3

Target Organs

Respiratory system

Storage Class Code

10 - Combustible liquids

WGK

WGK 2

Flash Point(F)

233.6 °F - closed cup

Flash Point(C)

112 °C - closed cup

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Flavor constituents of aqueous fraction extracted from Comte cheese by liquid carbon dioxide.
Roudot?Algaron F, et al.
Journal of Food Science, 58(5), 1005-1009 (1993)
A thiazole and two β-carboline constitutents from Panax ginseng.
Park JD, et al.
Archives of Pharmacal Research, 11(1), 52-55 (1988)
C Niederberger et al.
Gene, 171(1), 119-122 (1996-05-24)
Amiloride (Am) inhibits growth in the fission yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe. We show that the toxic effect of this drug is relieved by low concentrations of thiamine (Th) and that the pyrimidine moiety of the Th molecule is responsible for growth
S A Petrov et al.
Ukrainskii biokhimicheskii zhurnal (1978), 59(3), 76-79 (1987-05-01)
Thiamine, thiaminepyrophosphate and 4-methyl-5-beta-oxyethylthiazole are studied for their effect on the acetylcholinesterase activity in the brain, blood plasma and cells. The activity of acetylcholinesterase in blood cells is shown to be inhibited most of all by thiamine and thiazole. Acetylcholinesterase
Biosynthesis of thiamin thiazole: determination of the regiochemistry of the S/O acyl shift by using 1,4-dideoxy-D-xylulose-5-phosphate.
Abhishek Chatterjee et al.
Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English), 45(21), 3507-3510 (2006-04-21)

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