4-(4-Hydroxyphenyl)-2-butanone
Catalog No: CFN90894
4-(4-Hydroxyphenyl)-2-butanone(Raspberry ketone,RK) is widely used as a fragrance in cosmetics and as a flavoring agent in foodstuff, it also shows PPAR-α agonistic activity. It is cytotoxic to melanocytes through the binding of RK-derived quinones to thiol proteins and the pro-oxidant activity of the RK-oligomer, the exposure of human skin to RK can cause chemical/occupational leukoderma.
