Eric A. Fennel 1887–1957

Hypersensitivity to fennel is frequent in peach allergic patients and LTP is a major fennel allergen

Methods within a population of patients with peach allergic symptoms of variable severity we investigated which patients also had documented allergy to fresh fennel (Clinical Trials.gov, protocol ID NCT00715156). We examined the type of allergic reaction to fennel by means of a clinical questionnaire, skin prick test, prickprick with fresh fennel, open challenge and IgE-specific levels to fenne...

Can Estragole in Fennel Seed Decoctions Really Be Considered a Danger for Human Health? A Fennel Safety Update

Fennel (Foeniculum vulgare Mill.) mature fruit (commonly known as seeds) and essential oil of fennel are widely used as flavoring agents in food products such as liqueurs, bread, cheese, and an ingredient of cosmetics and pharmaceutical products. Moreover fennel infusions are the classical decoction for nursing babies to prevent flatulence and colic spasm. Traditionally in Europe and Mediterran...

Eric Kandel

Organocatalysis Eric

T he field of asymmetric catalysis is dedicated to the development of efficient catalytic methods for the construction of chiral molecules and has been dominated by the use of organometallics and enzymes for most of its history. However, in the past decade, the concept of organocatalysis has emerged as a discrete strategy for addressing modern day challenges in chemistry. It has become widely a...

Eric Gaskell