Encapsulation of α-Pinene in Delivery Systems Based on Liposomes and Cyclodextrins [PDF]
Molecules, 2021 The essential oil component α-pinene has multiple biological activities. However, its application is limited owing to its volatility, low aqueous solubility, and chemical instability.
Zahraa Hammoud +6 more
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Wound Healing Activity of α-Pinene and α-Phellandrene [PDF]
Molecules, 2021 Bursera morelensis is used in Mexican folk medicine to treat wounds on the skin. Recently, it was shown that the essential oil (EO) of B. morelensis has wound healing activity, accelerating cutaneous wound closure and generating scars with good tensile ...
Judith Salas-Oropeza +7 more
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α-Pinene: Docking Study, Cytotoxicity, Mechanism of Action, and Anti-Biofilm Effect against Candida albicans. [PDF]
Antibiotics (Basel), 2023 Candida albicans is associated with serious infections in immunocompromised patients. Terpenes are natural-product derivatives, widely studied as antifungal alternatives.
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Heterogeneous Reactions of α-Pinene on Mineral Surfaces: Formation of Organonitrates and α-Pinene Oxidation Products. [PDF]
J Phys Chem A, 2022 Organonitrates (ON) are important components of secondary organic aerosols (SOAs). α-Pinene (C10H16), the most abundant monoterpene in the troposphere, is a precursor for the formation of several of these compounds.
Hettiarachchi E, Grassian VH.
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Mixture design of α‐pinene, α‐terpineol, and 1,8‐cineole: A multiobjective response followed by chemometric approaches to optimize the antibacterial effect against various bacteria and antioxidant activity [PDF]
Food Sci Nutr, 2023 α‐Pinene, α‐terpineol, and 1,8‐cineole are compounds naturally present in essential oils, although their amounts vary from oil to oil. Although several studies have reported their antibacterial and antioxidant effects, there are few reports on the ...
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Antitumor activity of α-pinene in T-cell tumors. [PDF]
Cancer SciT‐cell acute leukemia and lymphoma have a poor prognosis. Although new therapeutic agents have been developed, their therapeutic effects are suboptimal. α‐Pinene, a monoterpene compound, has an antitumor effect on solid tumors; however, few comprehensive
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Study on the Hydration of α-Pinene Catalyzed by α-Hydroxycarboxylic Acid–Boric Acid Composite Catalysts [PDF]
Molecules, 2023 In this study, seven types of α-hydroxycarboxylic acids were selected to form composite catalysts with boric acid, and their catalytic properties were studied using the catalytic hydration of α-pinene.
Zhonglei Meng +7 more
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Molecular mechanism for rapid autoxidation in α-pinene ozonolysis. [PDF]
Nat Commun, 2021 Aerosol affects Earth’s climate and the health of its inhabitants. A major contributor to aerosol formation is the oxidation of volatile organic compounds. Monoterpenes are an important class of volatile organic compounds, and recent research demonstrate
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The Mode of Action of Cyclic Monoterpenes (-)-Limoneneand (+)-α-Pinene on Bacterial Cells. [PDF]
Biomolecules, 2021 A broad spectrum of volatile organic compounds’ (VOCs’) biological activities has attracted significant scientific interest, but their mechanisms of action remain little understood. The mechanism of action of two VOCs—the cyclic monoterpenes (−)-limonene
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Thermal stability and oxidation characteristics of α-pinene, β-pinene and α-pinene/β-pinene mixture. [PDF]
RSC Adv, 2021 Turpentine is a renewable resource, has good combustion performance, and is considered to be a fuel or promising additive to diesel fuel. This is very important for the investigation of thermal stability and energy oxidation characteristics, because ...
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