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Anti-Hyperalgesic Properties of Menthol and Pulegone [PDF]

Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2021
Context: Menthol, the main monoterpene found in Mentha piperita L. (M. piperita) is known to modulate nociceptive threshold and is present in different curative preparations that reduce sensory hypersensitivities in pain conditions. While for pulegone, a
Louis Hilfiger, Louis Hilfiger, Zélie Triaux, Zélie Triaux, Christophe Marcic, Eléa Héberlé, Fathi Emhemmed, Pascal Darbon, Eric Marchioni, Hugues Petitjean, Alexandre Charlet   +10 more
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Calamintha nepeta (L.) Savi and its Main Essential Oil Constituent Pulegone: Biological Activities and Chemistry [PDF]

Molecules, 2017
Medicinal plants play an important role in the treatment of a wide range of diseases, even if their chemical constituents are not always completely recognized.
Mijat Božović, Rino Ragno
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Risk Assessment of Pulegone in Foods Based on Benchmark Dose–Response Modeling [PDF]

Foods
This study presents a new risk assessment of pulegone, a substance classified as possibly carcinogenic to humans (Group 2B) by the WHO International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC).
Verena Voigt, Heike Franke, Dirk W. Lachenmeier   +2 more
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Pulegone Prevents Hypertension through Activation of Muscarinic Receptors and Cyclooxygenase Pathway in L-NAME-Induced Hypertensive Rats

Cardiovascular Therapeutics, 2023
The current study was designed to determine pulegone’s antihypertensive and vasoprotective activity in L-NAME-induced hypertensive rats. Firstly, the hypotensive dose-response relationship of pulegone was evaluated in normotensive anesthetized rats using
Muryam Abdul Razzaq, Waqas Younis, Muhammad Nasir Hayat Malik, Tariq G. Alsahli, null Alamgeer, Shah Jahan, Roma Ehsan, Arquimedes Gasparotto Junior, Asifa Bashir   +8 more
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Mentha longifolia Essential Oil and Pulegone in Edible Coatings of Alginate and Chitosan: Effects on Pathogenic Bacteria in Lactic Cheese

Molecules, 2023
Mentha longifolia is a valuable medicinal and aromatic plant that belongs to Lamiaceae family. This study looked at the antibacterial effects of M. longifolia essential oil and pulegone in edible coatings made of chitosan and alginate on the growth of ...
Fatemeh Shahdadi, Maliheh Faryabi, Haroon Khan, Ali Salehi Sardoei, Bahman Fazeli-Nasab, Bey Hing Goh, Khang Wen Goh, Ching Siang Tan   +7 more
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Pulegone and Eugenol Oral Supplementation in Laboratory Animals: Results from Acute and Chronic Studies

Biomedicines, 2022
Essential oils are natural compounds used by humans for scientific purposes due to their wide range of properties. Eugenol is mostly present in clove oil, while pulegone is the main constituent of pennyroyal oil.
Carla M. Ribeiro-Silva, Ana I. Faustino-Rocha, Rui M. Gil da Costa, Rui Medeiros, Maria J. Pires, Isabel Gaivão, Adelina Gama, Maria J. Neuparth, Joana V. Barbosa, Francisco Peixoto, Fernão D. Magalhães, Margarida M. S. M. Bastos, Paula A. Oliveira   +12 more
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Functional Characterization and Structural Insights Into Stereoselectivity of Pulegone Reductase in Menthol Biosynthesis

Frontiers in Plant Science, 2021
Monoterpenoids are the main components of plant essential oils and the active components of some traditional Chinese medicinal herbs like Mentha haplocalyx Briq., Nepeta tenuifolia Briq., Perilla frutescens (L.) Britt and Pogostemin cablin (Blanco) Benth.
Chanchan Liu, Chanchan Liu, Qiyu Gao, Zhuo Shang, Jian Liu, Siwei Zhou, Jingjie Dang, Licheng Liu, Iris Lange, Narayanan Srividya, B. Markus Lange, Qinan Wu, Qinan Wu, Wei Lin, Wei Lin, Wei Lin, Wei Lin   +16 more
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Comparison of Pulegone and Estragole Chemotypes Provides New Insight Into Volatile Oil Biosynthesis of Agastache rugosa

Frontiers in Plant Science, 2022
The aerial parts of Agastache rugosa are rich in essential oils containing monoterpenoids, phenylpropanoids, and aromatic compounds. These are used as herbs, perfume plants, and ornamental plants.
Jingjie Dang, Jingjie Dang, Guyin Lin, Guyin Lin, Licheng Liu, Licheng Liu, Peina Zhou, Peina Zhou, Yongfang Shao, Yongfang Shao, Shilin Dai, Shilin Dai, Mengru Sang, Mengru Sang, Zheng Jiang, Zheng Jiang, Chanchan Liu, Chanchan Liu, Qinan Wu, Qinan Wu   +19 more
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Enantiomer-Selective Characterization of the Adsorption, Dissipation, and Phytotoxicity of the Plant Monoterpene Pulegone in Soils

Plants, 2022
Plant monoterpenes have received attention for their ecological functions and as potential surrogates for synthetic herbicides, but very little is known about the processes that govern their behavior in the soil environment, and even less about the ...
Jose Antonio Galán-Pérez, Beatriz Gámiz, Ivana Pavlovic, Rafael Celis   +3 more
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Scientific Opinion on Flavouring Group Evaluation 57, Revision 1 (FGE.57Rev1): consideration of isopulegone and three flavouring substances evaluated by JECFA (55th meeting) [PDF]

EFSA Journal, 2017
The EFSA Panel on Food Contact Materials, Enzymes, Flavourings and Processing Aids was requested to consider evaluations of flavouring substances assessed since 2000 by the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA), and to decide whether ...
EFSA Panel on Food Contact Materials, Enzymes, Flavourings and Processing Aids (CEF), Vittorio Silano, Claudia Bolognesi, Laurence Castle, Jean‐Pierre Cravedi, Karl‐Heinz Engel, Paul Fowler, Roland Franz, Konrad Grob, Rainer Gürtler, Trine Husøy, Sirpa Kärenlampi, Maria Rosaria Milana, André Penninks, Maria de Fátima Tavares Poças, Andrew Smith, Christina Tlustos, Detlef Wölfle, Holger Zorn, Corina‐Aurelia Zugravu, Ulla Beckman Sundh, Leon Brimer, Gerard Mulder, Francesca Marcon, Maria Anastassiadou, Maria Carfí, Wim Mennes   +26 more
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