Gj. Wei et al., Identification of thermal decomposition products of carnosol, an antioxidant in rosemary and sage, J FOOD LIPI, 6(2), 1999, pp. 173-179
Carnosol, an antioxidant isolated from rosemary, was thermally decomposed a
t 180C in a fat-like paraffin medium. Two known antioxidative quinones were
isolated and identified as decomposition products. they are miltirone and
dehyrdrorosmariquinone.