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Myrcene, or β-
myrcene, is a monoterpene. A
colorless oil, it
occurs widely in
essential oils. It is
produced mainly semi-synthetically from Myrcia, from...
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essential oil also
contains a
range of
additional compounds, such as p-cymene,
myrcene, borneol, and linalool. Thymol, an antiseptic, is an
active ingredient...
- The
enzyme myrcene synthase (EC 4.2.3.15)
catalyzes the
chemical reaction geranyl diphosphate ⇌{\displaystyle \rightleftharpoons }
myrcene + diphosphate...
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synthesized by
pyrolysis of beta-pinene,
which also
affords myrcene.
Hydrochlorination of
myrcene gives a
series of
isomeric chlorides.
Citral Citronellol...
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essential oils are
terpene hydrocarbons consisting of
myrcene,
humulene and caryophyllene.
Myrcene is
responsible for the
pungent smell of
fresh hops. Humulene...
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Their oils, like
other citrus fruits,
contain mostly limonene as well as
myrcene, linalool, α-pinene and many
complex aromatics. The
clementine is a spontaneous...
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defense and have anti-fungal properties. Like the
related acyclic terpene myrcene,
ocimenes are
unstable in air. Like
other terpenes, the
ocimenes are nearly...
- is herbal,
slightly floral, and
somewhat similar to
oregano and thyme.
Myrcene, a
component of many
essential oils used in perfumery, can be extracted...
- (Phytochemistry, 27, 3933, 1988)
Zanthoxylum simulans (Taiwan) —
Mostly beta-
myrcene, limonene, 1,8-cineole, Z-beta-ocimene (J. Agri. & Food Chem., 44, 1096...
- and hydrocarbons, such as pinene, sabinene, terpinen-4-ol, limonene, and
myrcene, were isolated.
While classified as
generally recognized as safe in the...
