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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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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
Intraoral split-thickness skin grafts: a new approach using vinyl polysiloxane.
Jonathon S Jundt et al.
Journal of oral and maxillofacial surgery : official journal of the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, 69(4), 1255-1257 (2010-08-27)
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
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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