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HMF causes anaphylactic symptoms by acting as a H1 receptor agonist.
Biochemical pharmacology - 1 Jul 2020
He Huaizhen, Hou Yajing, Wei Di, Che Delu, Wang Cheng, Hu Tian, Wang Nan, He Langchong
Abstract excerpt
5-Hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) can readily form by acid-catalyzed transformations of various sugars such as fructose, sucrose and to a lesser degree glucose, and is known to widely exist in various sugar-containing consumer products. Thus the potential health effect of HMF has been a subject of intensive studies. There have been earlier reports of HMF's undesirable effects at or above high micromolar...
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