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Chemical ALPHA-TERPINENE

Chemical ID
ALPHATERPINENE
Ubiquitous
No
List of known dosages
Dosage Reference
LD50=1,680 mg/kg (orl rat) 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.

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List of chemical activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Dosage Reference
Acaricide not available Duke, 1992 *
ACE-Inhibitor 100 ug/ml (weak activity) Duke, 1992 *
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor 100 ug/ml Okamura, K., Iwakami, S., Matsunaga, T. 1992. Biological Activity of Monoterpenes from Trees. Toyama-Ken Yakuji Kenkyusho Nenpo, (20): 95-101.
Antiacetylcholinesterase IC50=1.0 mM Duke, 1992 *
Antinitrosaminic not available Duke, 1992 *
Antispasmodic not available Duke, 1992 *
FLavor FEMA 1-40 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Insecticide 0.86 uM/fly Duke, 1992 *
Insectifuge not available Duke, 1992 *
P450-2B1-Inhibitor IC50=0.76 uM Duke, 1992 *
Perfumery not available Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Pesticide not available Duke, 1992 *
Spasmogenic not available Duke, 1992 *
List of chemical plants.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Plant Name Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
Achillea millefolium Leaf 2.0 1120.0 0.3 Duke, 1992 *
Acinos alpinus Shoot not available 0.5 -0.5 Velasco-Negueruela,A., Perez-Alonso,M.J., Jiminez,S.M. and Garcia,F.M. 1993. The Volatile Constituents of Acinus alpinus (L.) Moench ssp. meridionalis (Nyman). P.W. Ball Growing in Spain. Flav. & Frag. J. 8:127-130.)
Acinos alpinus Shoot not available 0.5 -0.5 Velasco-Negueruela,A., Perez-Alonso,M.J., Jiminez,S.M. and Garcia,F.M. 1993. The Volatile Constituents of Acinus alpinus (L.) Moench ssp. meridionalis (Nyman). P.W. Ball Growing in Spain. Flav. & Frag. J. 8:127-130.)
Acorus calamus Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Agathosma betulina Leaf Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Agathosma betulina Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Ageratum conyzoides Plant 4.0 30.0 -0.5 Duke, 1992 *
Aloysia citrodora Plant not available not available not available Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
Anethum graveolens Leaf 0.1 2100.0 0.8 Duke, 1992 *
Anethum graveolens Shoot Essent. Oil not available 3400.0 -0.7 Duke, 1992 *
Anethum graveolens Seed Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Anethum graveolens Essential Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Angelica archangelica Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Angelica archangelica Root 0.0 6.0 -0.7 Duke, 1992 *
Angelica archangelica Root Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Apium graveolens Fruit Essent. Oil not available 1000.0 -0.8 Duke, 1992 *
Apium graveolens Leaf not available not available not available Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
Apium graveolens Seed Essent. Oil not available 1000.0 -1.0 Duke, 1992 *
Apium graveolens Leaf Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Artemisia annua Leaf 4.0 11715.0 5.7 Duke, 1992 *