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Chemical ID
TERPINOLENE
Ubiquitous
No
| Dosage | Reference |
|---|---|
| LD50=4,390 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Allelochemic | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antifeedant | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antinitrosaminic | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antioxidant | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Deodorant | not available | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| FLavor | FEMA 15-60 | 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. |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Micromeria myrtifolia | Shoot | not available | 0.1 | -0.8 | Ozek, T., Kirimer, N., and Baser, K.H.C. 1992. Composition of the Essential Oil of Micromeria myrtifolia Boiss. et Hohen. J. Ess. Oil Res., 4: 79-80. |
| Micromeria teneriffae | Leaf | not available | 80.0 | -0.1 | Kirimer, N., Ozek, T., and Baser, K.H.C. 1991. Composition of the Essential Oil of Micromeria congesta. J. Ess. Oil Res., 3: 387-393. |
| Micromeria thymifolia | Leaf | not available | 3.0 | -0.2 | Kirimer, N., Ozek, T., and Baser, K.H.C. 1991. Composition of the Essential Oil of Micromeria congesta. J. Ess. Oil Res., 3: 387-393. |
| Micromeria varia | Shoot | not available | 3.0 | -0.7 | Pedro, L.G., et al. 1995. Composition of the Essential oil of Micromeria varia Benth. ssp. thymoides (Sol. ex Lowe) Perez var. thymoides, and endemic species of the Madeira Archipelago. flav. & Fragr. J. 10(3): 199-202. |
| Micromeria varia | Shoot | not available | 3.0 | -0.7 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Monarda didyma | Leaf | 10.0 | 15.0 | -0.2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Monarda didyma | Plant | 15.0 | 160.0 | 0.7 | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| Monarda didyma | Flower | not available | 4.0 | -1.0 | Flavour and Fragrance Journal, 6: 80. |
| Murraya koenigii | Leaf | not available | 25.0 | -0.2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Myrciaria dubia | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Myristica fragrans | Seed Essent. Oil | 14000.0 | 26000.0 | 1.7 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Myristica fragrans | Essential Oil | 10000.0 | 17000.0 | -0.3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Myristica fragrans | Seed | 340.0 | 2720.0 | 1.7 | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| Myrrhis odorata | Essential Oil | not available | 100.0 | -0.4 | Hussain, R.A., et. al. 1990. Sweetening Agents of Plant Origin: Phenylpropanoid Constituents of Seven Sweet-Tasting Plants. Econ. Bot. 44 2: 174-182. Program Collab. Res. Pharm. Sci. Coll. Pharmacy Univ. Illinois at Chicago IL 60680, USA. |
| Myrtus communis | Plant | 0.0 | 1.0 | -0.7 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Ocimum basilicum | Plant | 1.0 | 22.0 | -0.5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Ocimum basilicum | Essential Oil | not available | 1000.0 | -0.4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Ocimum basilicum | Shoot Essent. Oil | not available | 400.0 | -1.0 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Ocimum basilicum | Leaf Essent. Oil | not available | 2600.0 | -0.5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Ocimum gratissimum | Shoot | not available | 23.0 | -0.1 | Vostrowsky, O., Garbe, W., Bestmann, H.J. and Maia, J.G.S. 1990. Essential Oil of Alfavaca, Ocimum gratissimum, from Brazilian Amazon. Zeitschr. Naturforschung 45(C): 1073-6. |