Maltol's sweetness adds to the odor of freshly baked bread, and is used as a flavor enhancer ( INS Number 636 ) in breads and cakes.
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Some synthetic derivatives of maltol, developed at the University of Urbino, showed limited in vitro antiproliferative activity towards cancer cells lines, perhaps inducing apoptosis in these cells
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Other compounds found in passion flowers are coumarins ( e . g . scopoletin and umbelliferone ), maltol, phytosterols ( e . g . lutenin ) and cyanogenic glycosides ( e . g . gynocardin ) which render some species, i . e . " benzoflavone, homoorientin, 7-isoorientin, isoshaftoside, isovitexin ( or saponaretin ), kaempferol, lucenin, luteolin, n-orientin, passiflorine ( named after the genus ), quercetin, rutin, saponarin, shaftoside, vicenin and vitexin.
