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Gum mastic

Synonym(s):

Mastic

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CAS Number:
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352201
NACRES:
NA.25

form

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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Samy A F Morad et al.
Journal of natural products, 74(8), 1731-1736 (2011-08-02)
Mastic, a resinous exudate from Pistacia lentiscus, has been reported to exhibit selective cytotoxicity against different cancer cell lines. There are, however, no data published correlating distinct mastic-derived compounds with the postulated cytotoxic activity. A polypodane-type bicyclic triterpenoid, (8R)-3β,8-dihydroxypolypoda-13E,17E,21-triene (1)
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
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
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
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

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