Chemical MYRCENE | Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

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MYRCENE

Ubiquitous

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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
ACE-Inhibitor	100 ug/ml	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.
Allergenic	not available	Duke, 1992 *
Analgesic	not available	Kauderer, B., Zamith, H., Paumgartten, F.J.R., and Speit, G. Evaluation of the Mutagenicity of B-Myrcene in Mammalian Cells In Vitro. Environmental and Molecular Mutagenesis 18: 28-34, 1991.
Antibacterial	not available	Duke, 1992 *
Anticonvulsant	not available	Duke, 1992 *
Antimutagenic	not available	Kauderer, B., Zamith, H., Paumgartten, F.J.R., and Speit, G. Evaluation of the Mutagenicity of B-Myrcene in Mammalian Cells In Vitro. Environmental and Molecular Mutagenesis 18: 28-34, 1991.
Antinitrosaminic	not available	Duke, 1992 *
Antinociceptive	10-20 mg/kg ipr mus	Rao, V.S.N., Menezes, A.M.S., Viana, G.S.B. 1990. Effect of myrcene on nociception in mice. J. Pharm. Pharmacol. 42: 877-878, 1990.
Antinociceptive	20-40 mg/kg scu mus	Rao, V.S.N., Menezes, A.M.S., Viana, G.S.B. 1990. Effect of myrcene on nociception in mice. J. Pharm. Pharmacol. 42: 877-878, 1990.
Antioxidant	not available	Jim Duke's personal files.
Antispasmodic	not available	Jim Duke's personal files.
Chemopreventive	not available	Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
FLavor	FEMA 0.5-9	Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Fungicide	not available	Keeler, R.F. and Tu, A.T. eds. 1991. Toxicology of Plant and Fungal Compounds. (Handbook of Natural Toxins Vol. 6) Marcel Dekker, Inc. NY. 665 pp.
Hypothermic	not available	Duke, 1992 *
Insectifuge	not available	Duke, 1992 *
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.
Myorelaxant	100-200 mg/kg	Duke, 1992 *
P450-2B1-Inhibitor	IC50=0.14 uM	Duke, 1992 *

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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
Thymus orospedanus	Plant	not available	858.0	0.5	J. Nat. Prod.
Thymus riatarum	Shoot	not available	215.0	-0.1	Iglesias, J., Vila, R., Canigueral, S., Bellakdhar, and Il Idrissi, A. 1991. Analysis of the Essential Oil of Thymus riatarum. J. Ess. Oil Res. 3: 43-4.
Thymus saturejoides	Shoot	not available	50.0	-0.3	Tantaoui-Elaraki, A., Lattaoui, N., Errifi, A. and Benjilali, B. 1993. Composition and Antimicrobial Activity of the Essential Oils of Thymus broussonettii, T. zygis and T. saturejoides. J. Ess. Oil Res. 5: 45-53.
Thymus serpyllum	Plant	13.0	229.0	-0.2	Duke, 1992 *
Thymus vulgaris	Plant	36.0	676.0	0.3	Duke, 1992 *
Thymus vulgaris	Essential Oil	not available	17500.0	-0.2	Duke, 1992 *
Thymus zygis	Shoot	0.1	200.0	-0.1	De Cunha, A.P. and Salguiero, L.R. 1991. The Chemical Polymorphism of Thymus zygis ssp. sylvestris from Central Portugal. J. Ess. Oil Res. 3: 409-12.
Thymus zygis	Shoot	not available	42.0	-0.3	Jimenez, J., Navarro, M.C., Montilla, M.P., Martin, A. and Martinez, A. 1993. Thymus zygis Oil: Its Effects on CCl4-Induced Hepatotoxicity and Free Radical Scavenger Activity. JEO5: 153-8.
Thymus zygis	Shoot	not available	42.0	-0.3	Jimenez, J., Navarro, M.C., Montilla, M.P., Martin, A. and Martinez, A. 1993. Thymus zygis Oil: Its Effects on CCl4-Induced Hepatotoxicity and Free Radical Scavenger Activity. JEO5: 153-8.
Trachyspermum ammi	Fruit	90.0	120.0	-0.4	Duke, 1992 *
Tsuga canadensis	Branches	104.0	120.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
Umbellularia californica	Plant	130.0	520.0	0.1	Duke, 1992 *
Vaccinium corymbosum	Fruit	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
Valeriana officinalis	Root Essent. Oil	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
Valeriana officinalis	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
Valeriana officinalis	Root	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
Vitex agnus-castus	Leaf Essent. Oil	not available	18000.0	-0.3	Jim Duke's personal files.
Vitex agnus-castus	Flower	not available	not available	not available	Jim Duke's personal files.
Vitex agnus-castus	Fruit	not available	not available	not available	Jim Duke's personal files.
Vitex agnus-castus	Leaf	not available	3.0	-0.2	Ekundayo, O., Laakso, I., Holopainen, M., Hiltunen, R., Oguntimein, B., and Kauppinen, V. 1990. The Chemical Composition and Antimicrobial Activity of the Leaf Oil of Vitex agnus-castus L. J. Essential Oil Research, 2: 115-119.