A flavorful component of cinnamon oil,
called cinnamaldehyde, may help prevent colon cancer, according to a tissue culture study of human colon cancer cells published in the May 2010 issue of the journal «Molecules.»
Cinnamon contains a compound
called cinnamaldehyde, also responsible for the flavour, which stimulates IGF - 1 activity when applied to the skin.
These oils contain active components
called cinnamaldehyde, cinnamyl acetate, and cinnamyl alcohol, plus a wide range of other volatile substances.
Not exact matches
To do this,
cinnamaldehyde binds to two residues of an amino acid
called cysteine on the tau protein.
What's most interesting is that the scientists here identified the compounds responsible — two antioxidants in cinnamon
called eugenol and
cinnamaldehyde.