M2772

Menthol

99%

• Sinonimo/i: 2-Isopropyl-5-methylcyclohexanol, Hexahydrothymol
• Formula empirica (notazione di Hill): C₁₀H₂₀O
• Numero CAS: 89-78-1
• Peso molecolare: 156.27
• Beilstein: 3194263
• Numero CE: 201-939-0
• Numero MDL: MFCD00001484
• Codice UNSPSC: 12352212
• ID PubChem: 24896764
• NACRES: NA.25

Proprietà

• Tensione di vapore: 0.8 mmHg ( 20 °C)
• Livello qualitativo: 200
• Saggio: 99%
• P. eboll.: 216 °C (lit.)
• Punto di fusione: 34-36 °C (lit.)
• Densità: 0.89 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)
• applicazioni: metabolomics; vitamins, nutraceuticals, and natural products
• Stringa SMILE: CC(C)C1CCC(C)CC1O
• InChI: 1S/C10H20O/c1-7(2)9-5-4-8(3)6-10(9)11/h7-11H,4-6H2,1-3H3; NOOLISFMXDJSKH-UHFFFAOYSA-N
• Informazioni sul gene: human ... TRPA1(8989) , TRPM8(79054)

Descrizione

Descrizione generale

Menthol (C₁₀H₂₀O) is a terpenoid compound. It is extracted from the plants belonging to Mentha genus in the Lamiaceae family.

Menthol is a cyclic monoterpene alcohol, which is extracted from essential oils of Mentha canadensis and Mentha x piperita. It possesses antimicrobial, anticancer and anti-inflammatory properties. Menthol acts as a transient receptor potential cation channel (TRPM8) agonist. It also exhibits analgesic, antipruritic, anesthetic and cooling effects.

Applicazioni

Menthol has been used:

• to test its antifungal susceptibility
• to determine its efficacy as an anesthetic in fish
• to activate transient receptor potential cation channel (TRPM8)
• as an odorant for measuring sniffing dynamics

Azioni biochim/fisiol

Menthol exhibits antifungal action on the membrane permeability and the cell wall consistency, this might leads to cell death or inhibition of the C. albicans filamentation. Therefore, it can be used as a potential therapeutic agent for candidiasis. In addition to antifungal activity, menthol also exhibits anesthetic, antispasmodic, anti-ulcer and antiviral properties. It is considered as a safe compound for animal life. Therefore, Menthol is widely used in pharmaceuticals, cosmetics and food industries.

Informazioni sulla sicurezza

• Pittogrammi: GHS07
• Avvertenze: Warning
• Indicazioni di pericolo: H315 - H319
• Consigli di prudenza: P264 - P280 - P302 + P352 - P305 + P351 + P338 - P332 + P313 - P337 + P313
• Classi di pericolo: Eye Irrit. 2 - Skin Irrit. 2
• Codice della classe di stoccaggio: 11 - Combustible Solids
• Classe di pericolosità dell'acqua (WGK): WGK 1
• Punto d’infiammabilità (°F): 204.8 °F
• Punto d’infiammabilità (°C): 96 °C
• Dispositivi di protezione individuale: dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves