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Chemical ID
GAMMATERPINENE
Ubiquitous
No
| 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. |
| 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 * |
| Plant Name | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laurus nobilis | Leaf | 35.0 | 290.0 | 0.2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Laurus nobilis | Leaf Essent. Oil | not available | 1700.0 | -0.7 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Lavandula x hybrida | Shoot | 12.0 | 21.0 | -0.4 | Tucker, A.O., Maciarello, M.J., Angell, S., Espaillat, J.R., and French, E.C. 1993. The Essential Oil of Lavandula x hybrida Balb. ex Ging., a Distinct Hybrid from L. x heterophylla Poir. (Labiatae). J. Ess. Oil Res. 5: 443-445. |
| Lavandula x intermedia | Plant | 2.0 | 15.0 | -0.5 | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| Leonotis leonurus | Se | not available | 0.1 | not available | Pedro, L.G., Barroso, J.G., Marques, N.T., Ascensao, L., Pais, M.S.S. and Scheffer, J.J.C. 1991. Composition of the Essential Oil from Sepals of Leonotis leonurus R. Br. J. Ess. Oil Res. 3: 451-3 |
| Lepechinia calycina | Plant | not available | 70.0 | -0.5 | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| Levisticum officinale | Root | 3.0 | 30.0 | -0.6 | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| Lindera benzoin | Twig | 20.0 | 21.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Litsea glaucescens | Shoot | 170.0 | 225.0 | -0.2 | Tucker, et al, EB46(1):21-24.1992 |
| Magnolia denudata | Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Magnolia denudata | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Melaleuca alternifolia | Leaf Essent. Oil | not available | 204000.0 | 1.9 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Melaleuca alternifolia | Essential Oil | 32000.0 | 211500.0 | 2.1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Melaleuca alternifolia | Root Essent. Oil | not available | 135400.0 | 1.0 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Melaleuca alternifolia | Resin, Exudate, Sap | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Melaleuca alternifolia | Leaf | 1154.0 | 3000.0 | 5.4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Melaleuca cajuputi | Leaf | not available | 730.0 | 1.0 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Melaleuca linariifolia | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Guenther, E., The Essential Oils, 6 volumes, D. van Nostrand, New York, 1948-1952. |
| Mentha aquatica | Shoot | not available | 8.0 | -0.4 | Umemoto, K., Arai, T., Nii, H. and Furukawa, K. 1993. A New Chemotype of Mentha aquatica Containing Sesquiterpene Alcohols as Major Components. Nippon Nogeikagaku Kaishi 67(10): 1417-1419. |
| Mentha aquatica | Shoot | not available | 5.0 | -0.4 | Umemoto, K., Arai, T., Nii, H. and Furukawa, K. 1993. A New Chemotype of Mentha aquatica Containing Sesquiterpene Alcohols as Major Components. Nippon Nogeikagaku Kaishi 67(10): 1417-1419. |