Methyl syringate is a specific and selective activator of hTRPA1, can regulate food intake and gastric emptying through a TRPA1-mediated pathway and, by extension, can contribute to weight suppression. Methyl syringate has a unique inhibitory activity toward aflatoxin production. Methyl syringate could be effective to suppress hypoxia-induced inflammation, it inhibits the hypoxic induction of COX-2 expression and cell invasion through TRPA1 activation. Methyl syringate is a benzoate ester obtained by the formal condensation of carboxy group of syringic acid with methanol. It has a role as a plant metabolite. It is a member of phenols, a benzoate ester and a dimethoxybenzene. It is functionally related to a syringic acid.