Here, we report the effects of exposure of mammalian cells to α-pinene, a bicyclic monoterpene used in insecticides, solvents and perfumes. Morphological analysis, performed in V79-Cl3 cells exposed for 1 h to increasing concentrations (25 up to 50 μM) of α-pinene, indicated a statistically significant increase in micronucleated and multinucleated cell frequencies; apoptotic cells were seen at ...

Food quality shapes life history traits either directly or through response of individuals to additional environmental factors, such as chemical cues. Plant extracts used as food additives modulate key life history traits; however little is known regarding such effects for olfactory chemical cues. Exploiting an interesting experimental system that involves the olive fly (Bactrocera oleae) and t...

A series of chiral cyclometalated platinum(II) complexes, [Pt((-)-L1)(Dmpi)]Cl ((-)-1), [Pt((+)-L1)(Dmpi)]Cl ((+)-1), [Pt((-)-L2)(Dmpi)]Cl ((-)-2), [Pt((+)-L2)(Dmpi)]Cl ((+)-2), [Pt3((-)-L2)2(Dmpi)4](ClO4)4 ((-)-3), and [Pt3((+)-L2)2(Dmpi)4](ClO4)4 ((+)-3) [(-)-L1 = (-)-4,5-pinene-6'-phenyl-2,2'-bipyridine, (+)-L1 = (+)-4,5-pinene-6'-phenyl-2,2'-bipyridine), (-)-L2 = (-)-1,3-bis(2-(4,5-pinene)p...

Static headspace analysis of Gabon Estuary okoume (Aucoumea klaineana Pierre) oleoresins indicated that nine products represented the major part (>96%) of the volatile compounds: six monoterpenes (α-pinene, β-pinene, limonene, α-phellandrene, β-phellandrene, 3-carene), one monoterpenic alcohol (α-terpineol) and two other derivatives (p-cymene, eucalyptol). The relative amount of each product ap...

The volatile components of the flower and fruit oils from Pittosporum tobira (Thunb.) Ait. grown in Iran, obtained through hydrodistillation, were analyzed by GC/MS. Sixteen compounds (representing 90.7% of the oil) and seventeen constituents (representing 89.9% of the oil) were identified in the flower and fruit oils, respectively. While the flower oil contained a-pinene (38.6%), n-nonane (11....

Samples of sage leaves, Salvia triloba (Labiatae), growing ~ ~ i l d in different regions of Greece ere analjzed to determine the essential oil content and the physicochemical consram of the oil. The qualitari~le and quantitati~~e ana/ysis by gas-liquid-chron~atograp h ~ . s h o ~ ~ s variations in the qualitjb of the oils and in the amounts of their components. In all samples the basic compone...

Front Cover: In article number 2100065 by Magdalena Maria Kleybolte and Malte Winnacker, the synthesis of β-pinene-based polyesteramides their monomers is investigated significantly improved. Thus, further optimization analysis β-pinene lactam as well its copolymerization with ε-caprolactone represents a significant advance for better understanding methods sustainable polyesteramides.

Pine resin has been used as a traditional health-promoting medicinal food in Turkey and some countries for centuries. In the present study, antioxidant potential monoterpene profile of 13 pine samples purchased from herbalists different provinces were investigated. According to analysis results, there differences between samples, especially terms color properties. The experimental results demon...