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beads
Quality Level
color
faint yellow to light beige
mp
80-83 °C (lit.)
solubility
chloroform: 50 mg/mL, clear to hazy, colorless to yellow
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Application
Gum mastic, a source of triterpenic compounds and phytosterols, may be used as a source material in diverse biomedical and pharmacological applications.
Quality
May contain some extraneous matter.
Other Notes
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Storage Class Code
11 - Combustible Solids
WGK
WGK 2
Flash Point(F)
Not applicable
Flash Point(C)
Not applicable
Personal Protective Equipment
dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves
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S Paraschos et al.
Current medicinal chemistry, 19(14), 2292-2302 (2012-03-15)
The resin of Pistacia lentiscus (L.) var. chia (Duham), an evergreen shrub belonging to the family Anacardiaceae and uniquely cultivated in southern Chios, is known as mastic. It has been used for more than 2500 years in traditional Greek medicine
Panagiotis Moulos et al.
BMC medical genomics, 2, 68-68 (2009-12-17)
Mastic oil from Pistacia lentiscus variation chia, a blend of bioactive terpenes with recognized medicinal properties, has been recently shown to exert anti-tumor growth activity through inhibition of cancer cell proliferation, survival, angiogenesis and inflammatory response. However, no studies have
Konstantinos S Dimas et al.
In vivo (Athens, Greece), 26(5), 777-785 (2012-09-06)
Chios mastic gum (CMG) is a resin produced by the plant Pistacia lentiscus var. chia. CMG is used to extract the mastic gum essential oil (MGO). CMG and MGO consist of nearly 70 constituents and have demonstrated numerous and diverse
Nikolaos Lemonakis et al.
Planta medica, 77(17), 1916-1923 (2011-08-27)
Chios mastic gum, the resin obtained as an exudate from the trunk and branches of Pistacia lentiscus L var. chia, is used extensively as a constituent of herbal drugs or functional foods. The oral absorption of its major constituents still
George A Zachariadis et al.
Phytochemical analysis : PCA, 22(1), 31-35 (2010-11-04)
To ensure food safety, accurate knowledge of the levels of several trace elements is necessary. This is also true for natural products of plants and resins used for human consumption or therapeutic treatment, like the mastic gum of Pistacia lentiscus.
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