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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 Sort descending 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 *
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List of chemical plants.
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Plant Name Sort descending Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
Cinnamomum verum Bark Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Cistus ladaniferus Leaf 2.0 140.0 -0.2 Duke, 1992 *
Citrus aurantiifolia Fruit not available 80.0 0.0 Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
Citrus aurantium Leaf not available 1.0 -0.3 Duke, 1992 *
Citrus limon Essential Oil not available 70.0 -0.8 Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
Citrus limon Pericarp not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
Citrus limon Petiole not available 8.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
Citrus paradisi Pericarp not available 1.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
Citrus reticulata Fruit 0.7 1.0 -0.5 Duke, 1992 *
Citrus sinensis Fruit 1.0 2.0 -0.4 Duke, 1992 *
Coleus barbatus Leaf Essent. Oil not available 4000.0 -0.4 Jim Duke's personal files.
Coleus barbatus Stem Essent. Oil not available 4000.0 not available Jim Duke's personal files.
Coriandrum sativum Fruit 1.0 15.0 -0.4 Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
Coriandrum sativum Seed Essent. Oil 200.0 19700.0 0.2 Duke, 1992 *
Coriandrum sativum Essential Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Coridothymus capitatus Shoot not available 130.0 -0.1 Lagouri, V., Blekas, G., Tsimidou, M., Kokkini, S., and Boskou, D. 1993. Composition and Antioxidant Activity of Essential Oils from Oregano Plants Grown Wild in Greece. Z. Lebensm Unters Forsch 197: 20-23.
Crocus sativus Silk Stigma Style not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Cuminum cyminum Seed not available 27.0 -0.5 Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
Cuminum cyminum Fruit not available 27.0 -0.3 Duke, 1992 *
Cuminum cyminum Seed Essent. Oil not available 5000.0 -0.7 Duke, 1992 *