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Chemical DIMETHYL-SULFIDE

Chemical ID
DIMETHYLSULFIDE
Ubiquitous
No
List of known dosages
Dosage Reference
LD50=535 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
FLavor FEMA 0.1-2 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Irritant not available 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.
List of chemical plants.
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Plant Name Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
Allium cepa Essential Oil not available not available not available Schultz, O. E., Mohrmann, H. L. 1965. Analysis of Constituents of Garlic Allium sativum. II. Gas Chromatography of Garlic Oil. Pharmazie, 20(7): 441-447.
Allium sativum var. sativum Essential Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Allium sativum var. sativum Bulb not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Allium schoenoprasum Plant not available not available not available Wealth of India.
Brassica oleracea Stem not available 0.4 not available Duke, 1992 *
Camellia sinensis Leaf not available not available not available Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
Lavandula x intermedia Plant not available not available not available Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
Mentha spicata Leaf not available not available not available Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705.
Mentha spicata Essential Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Pelargonium graveolens Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Petroselinum crispum Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Solanum tuberosum Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *