Anethole

DB15916ApprovedWithdrawnSmall molecule

Anethole is an excipient added to medications for flavouring. An ingredient in medications for flavour.

Chemical structure of Anethole
Mechanism
Curator reviewed
Formula / weight
C10H12O · 148.205 g/mol (avg)
First approval
Canada, 1979
Also known as
(E)-Anethole · Anise camphor · Isoestragole · trans-Anethole
Code names
224-052-0 · FEMA NO. 2086 · NSC-209529

Resolves to

Compound
UNIIQ3JEK5DO4KCAS4180-23-8ChEMBLCHEMBL452630ChEBI35616KEGGC10428
Clinical / RWD
RxNorm17881
Structure
InChIKeyRUVINXPYWBROJD-ONEGZZNKSA-NSMILESCOC1=CC=C(\C=C\C)C=C1
Targets
P22303ACHEP06276BCHE

What you can answer from here — as of July 08, 2026

2Protein targetsEach mapped to UniProt, with action and pharmacological action
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