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Chemical GAMMA-TERPINENE

Chemical ID
GAMMATERPINENE
Ubiquitous
No
List of known dosages
Dosage Reference
LD50=3,650 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.
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 IC23=1.2 mM Duke, 1992 *
Antifeedant not available Blaschek, W., Hansel, R., Keller, K., Reichling, J., Rimpler, H., and Schneider, G. eds. 1998. Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Auflage Band 2 (A-K), 909 pp., (L-Z), 858 pp. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.
Antioxidant not available Jim Duke's personal files.
FLavor FEMA 1-40 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Insectifuge not available Blaschek, W., Hansel, R., Keller, K., Reichling, J., Rimpler, H., and Schneider, G. eds. 1998. Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Auflage Band 2 (A-K), 909 pp., (L-Z), 858 pp. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.
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.
Perfumery not available Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Pesticide 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
Artemisia salsoloides Shoot not available 5000.0 3.1 V. Kaul, P. Weyerstahl, H. Wahlberg, H. Marschall, (1992); Volatile constituents of the essential oil and the absolute of Aremisia salsoloides Willd. from Ladakh,Flavour and Fragrance journal, Vol.7, 299-305.
Aspalathus linearis Leaf Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Barosma betulina Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Boswellia sacra Essential Oil not available not available not available Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
Boswellia sacra Resin Essent. Oil not available 1000.0 not available Abdel Wahab, S. M., Aboutabl, E. A., El-Zalabani, S. M., Fouad, H. A., De Pooter, H. L., El-Fallaha, B. 1987. The Essential Oil of Olibanum. Plant Med. 53 (4): 382-384.
Brassica oleracea var. capitata l. Shoot not available 14.0 -0.4 Duke, 1992 *
Calamintha nepeta Shoot not available 31.0 -0.4 Kirimer, N., Baser, K.H.C., Ozek, T. and Kurkcuoglo, M. 1992. Composition of the Essential Oil of Calamintha nepeta subsp. glandulosa. J. Ess. Oil Res. 4:189-190
Callicarpa americana Leaf not available 1.0 -0.4 Duke, 1992 *
Canarium indicum Essential Oil 400.0 1000.0 -0.8 Duke, 1992 *
Capsicum annuum Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Carica papaya Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Carum carvi Seed 12.0 14160.0 1.7 Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
Carum carvi Fruit 12.0 14160.0 2.0 Duke, 1992 *
Carum carvi Plant 270.0 2215.0 0.4 Duke, 1992 *
Centella asiatica Shoot not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
Centella asiatica Essential Oil not available 4000.0 -0.8 Jim Duke's personal files.
Chrysanthemum parthenium Shoot not available 28.0 -0.4 Hendriks, H., Bos, R., and Woerdenbag, H. J. 1996. The Essential Oil of Tanacetum parthenium (L.) Schultz-Bip. Flavor and Fragrance Journal 11(6): 367-71.
Cinnamomum aromaticum Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Cinnamomum camphora Leaf 35.0 70.0 -0.2 Duke, 1992 *
Cinnamomum verum Leaf not available 9.4 -0.4 Mallavarupu, G. R. et al. 1995. Investigation of the essential oil of cinnamon leaf grown at Bangalore and Hyderabad. Flav. & Fragr. J., 10: 239-242.