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Biological Activity Perfumery

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List of activity chemicals.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Chemical Name Sort descending Dosage Reference
ISOBUTYL-ACETATE Fragrance Zebovitz, T. C. Ed. 1989. Part VII. Flavor and Fragrance Substances, in Keith L. H. and Walters, D.B., eds. Compendium of Safety Data Sheets for Research and Industrial Chemicals. VCH Publishers, New York. 3560-4253.
ISOBUTYRALDEHYDE not available Duke, 1992 *
ISOCARYOPHYLLENE not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
ISOPROPYL-ACETATE not available Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
ISOPROPYL-ALCOHOL not available Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
ISOPULEGOL not available Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
ISOPULEGONE not available Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
ISOQUINOLINE not available Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
ISOSAFROLE not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
ISOVALERIC-ACID not available Merck 11th Edition
JASMONE not available Duke, 1992 *
L-MENTHOL 5,000-25,000 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
L-MENTHYL-ACETATE not available Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
L-OCTANOL not available Merck 11th Edition
LINALOOL not available Merck 11th Edition
LINALYL-ACETATE not available Merck 11th Edition
LINALYL-CAPROATE not available Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
LINALYL-FORMATE not available Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
M-CRESOL 0.10% Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
MENTHOL not available Merck 11th Edition
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List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Sort descending Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Cucurbita maxima Pumpkin 2 149, 515
Cucurbita pepo Pumpkin 4 424, 169
Cucurbita spp Summer Squash 3 5, 380
Cuminum cyminum Cumin 22 1, 288, 558
Cunila origanoides Mountain Dittany; Frost Flower; Frost Mint; Maryland Dittany; American Dittany; Stone Mint; Dittany 9 144, 256
Curcuma longa Turmeric; Indian Saffron 14 284, 440
Curcuma xanthorrhiza Javan Turmeric; Temu Lawak 3 0
Curcuma zedoaria Shoti; Zedoary 2 0
Cyamopsis tetragonoloba Guar; Cluster-Bean; Siam-Bean 2 1, 044, 000
Cydonia oblonga Quince 1 0
Cymbopogon citratus West Indian Lemongrass; Lemongrass 15 58, 272
Cymbopogon flexuosus East Indian Lemongrass 7 9, 250
Cymbopogon martinii Palmarosa; Rosha Grass 6 9, 500
Cymbopogon nardus Ceylon Citronella; Citronella 20 18, 768
Cymbopogon parkeri Skhabar 8 18, 516
Cymbopogon winterianus Java Citronella; Mahapengiri 18 17, 018
Cynara cardunculus Artichoke 7 860
Cyperus rotundus Nutsedge 4 0
Datura metel Hindu Datura 1 73, 000
Datura stramonium Jimsonweed 8 186, 000