Chemical MYRCENE

List of chemical activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)

Activity Sort descending	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 *