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(S)-(−)-Pulegone

98%

Synonym(s):

(−)-Pulegone, (S)-2-Isopropylidene-5-methylcyclohexanone, (S)-p-Menth-4(8)-en-3-one

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C10H16O
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
152.23
Beilstein:
2040703
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352115
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.22

Assay

98%

optical activity

[α]20/D −22°, neat

refractive index

n20/D 1.488 (lit.)

bp

223-224 °C (lit.)

density

0.937 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

functional group

ketone

SMILES string

C[C@H]1CC\C(=C(/C)C)C(=O)C1

InChI

1S/C10H16O/c1-7(2)9-5-4-8(3)6-10(9)11/h8H,4-6H2,1-3H3/t8-/m0/s1

InChI key

NZGWDASTMWDZIW-QMMMGPOBSA-N

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Yi Wang et al.
Plant, cell & environment, 44(2), 559-573 (2020-11-21)
In plants, cellular lipid peroxidation is enhanced under low nitrogen (LN) stress; this increases the lipid-derived reactive carbonyl species (RCS) levels. The cellular toxicity of RCS can be reduced by various RCS-scavenging enzymes. However, the roles of these enzymes in
Chang-Qin Li et al.
Zhongguo Zhong yao za zhi = Zhongguo zhongyao zazhi = China journal of Chinese materia medica, 37(21), 3173-3175 (2013-02-13)
To study the validity of Schizonepeta tenuifalia pieces. The change principle for the contents of essential oil and pulegone was determined by the way of classical constant temperature acceleration experiment, and the reacting speed at 20 degrees C was calculated
Mitscheli S Da Rocha et al.
Toxicological sciences : an official journal of the Society of Toxicology, 128(1), 1-8 (2012-04-14)
Essential oils from mint plants, including peppermint and pennyroyal oils, are used at low levels as flavoring agents in various foods and beverages. Pulegone is a component of these oils. In a 2-year bioassay, oral administration of pulegone slightly increased
C Negro et al.
Natural product research, 27(4-5), 331-339 (2012-06-01)
The essential oil of 46 spontaneous plants of Calamintha nepeta (L.) Savi subsp. nepeta growing wild in Sud, Italy (Salento, Apulia), were investigated by GC/MS. Fifty-seven components were identified in the oil representing over the 98% of the total oil
Sandra Valeria Santos de Cerqueira et al.
European journal of pharmacology, 672(1-3), 135-142 (2011-10-19)
The present study aimed to investigate the inotropic effects of R(+)-pulegone, a monoterpene found in plant species belonging to the genus Mentha, on the mammalian heart. In electrically stimulated guinea pig atria, R(+)-pulegone reduced the contractile force (~83%) and decreased

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