Perillartine

Uses

Perillartine (perillaldehyde anti-aldoxime) is a natural sugar substitute extracted from Japanese perilla (shiso) leaves, a low-calorie, nontoxic, high-sweetness additive used in the tobacco industry and as a sweetener in beverages and pastries, and is twice as sweet as sucralose[1][2]. Perillartine was used in molecular docking with the enzyme SRD5A2, where it occupied the binding site of the substrate testosterone[1].

Safety Profile

Moderately toxic by ingestion. When heated to decomposition it emits toxic fumes of NOx.

References

[1]Xiao, Y., Jia, M., Jiang, T., Zhang, C., Qi, X., Sun, Y., Gao, J., Zhou, L., & Li, Y. (2022). Dietary supplementation with perillartine ameliorates lipid metabolism disorder induced by a high-fat diet in broiler chickens. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, 625, 66–74. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbrc.2022.07.116
[2]Biedrzycka, A., Tkach, V. V., Storochchuk, N. M., Demianenko, E., Paientko, V., Gładysz-Płaska, A., & Skwarek, E. (2023). Magnetite as a Versatile Material – Application as an Electrochemical Sensor in the Determination of Sucralose and Perilartin in Drinks and as an Adsorbent for Uranium – Theoretical Description. 2023 IEEE 13th International Conference Nanomaterials: Applications & Properties (NAP), IMT09–1-IMT09-4. https://doi.org/10.1109/nap59739.2023.10310964