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Gum mastic

Synonym(s):

Mastic

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UNSPSC Code:
12352201
NACRES:
NA.25
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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

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk_germany

WGK 2

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

Eyeshields, Gloves, type N95 (US)


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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)
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
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
Mohammad Sharif Sharifi et al.
Global journal of health science, 4(1), 149-161 (2012-09-18)
The polymers from mastic gum of Pistacia lentiscose and subspecies of Pistacia atlantica, (sp. kurdica, mutica and cabolica) have been isolated and characterised by gel permeation chromatography (GPC) and 13C NMR spectroscopy as cis-1,4-poly-?-myrcenes. They were screened against Helicobacter pylori
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

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