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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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Mohammad Sharif Sharifi et al.
Global journal of health science, 4(1), 217-228 (2012-09-18)
The chemical entities of Mastic, Kurdica, Mutica and Cabolica gums from genus Pistacia have been isolated and characterised by GC-Mass Spectrometry, High Performance Liquid Chromatography and Column Chromatography. These chemical entities were screened for anti-microbial activities against nine strains of
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)
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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