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218391

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(S)-(−)-Perillyl alcohol

96%

Synonym(s):

p-Mentha-1,8-diene-7-ol

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C10H16O
CAS Number:
18457-55-1
Molecular Weight:
152.23
MDL number:
MFCD00062995
UNSPSC Code:
12352002
PubChem Substance ID:
24853064
NACRES:
NA.22

Quality Level

100

Assay

96%

form

liquid

optical activity

[α]22/D −88°, c = 1 in methanol

refractive index

n20/D 1.501 (lit.)

bp

119-121 °C/11 mmHg (lit.)

density

0.96 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

functional group

hydroxyl

SMILES string

CC(=C)[C@H]1CCC(CO)=CC1

InChI

1S/C10H16O/c1-8(2)10-5-3-9(7-11)4-6-10/h3,10-11H,1,4-7H2,2H3/t10-/m1/s1

InChI key

NDTYTMIUWGWIMO-SNVBAGLBSA-N

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General description

(S)-(-)-Perillyl alcohol is a monoterpenoid compound found in the essential oils of cherries, lavender and spearmint. It shows potent anticancer activity.

Application

(S)-(−)-Perillyl alcohol (POH or 4-isopropenyl cyclohexene carbinol) can be used as a starting material in the synthesis of:
  • Perillyl alcohol neoglycoside derivatives as potential anti cancer agents.   
  • Amino-modified derivatives of (S)-perillyl alcohol as potent antiproliferative agents.        
  • Perillaldehyde 8,9-epoxide, a para-menthane class derivative as an in vivo anti-tumor agent.

Pictograms

Exclamation mark
GHS07

Signal Word

Warning

Hazard Statements

H315,H319,H335

Hazard Classifications

Eye Irrit. 2 - Skin Irrit. 2 - STOT SE 3

Target Organs

Respiratory system

Storage Class Code

10 - Combustible liquids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

230.0 °F - closed cup

Flash Point(C)

110 °C - closed cup

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

Regulatory Listings

Regulatory Listings are mainly provided for chemical products. Only limited information can be provided here for non-chemical products. No entry means none of the components are listed. It is the user’s obligation to ensure the safe and legal use of the product.

FSL

Group 4: Flammable liquids
Type 3 petroleums
Hazardous rank III
Water insoluble liquid

JAN Code

218391-50G:
218391-10G:
218391-BULK:
218391-VAR:

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SHBR8099
SHBM3193
SHBL9818
MKCG0134
MKCF8146

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Zi Hui et al.
Molecules (Basel, Switzerland), 19(5), 6671-6682 (2014-05-27)
Two series of amino-modified derivatives of (S)-perillyl alcohol were designed and synthesized using (S)-perillaldehyde as the starting material. These derivatives showed increased antiproliferative activity in human lung cancer A549 cells, human melanoma A375-S2 cells and human fibrosarcoma HT-1080 cells comparing
Nitin S Nandurkar et al.
Journal of medicinal chemistry, 57(17), 7478-7484 (2014-08-15)
A facile route to perillyl alcohol (POH) differential glycosylation and the corresponding synthesis of a set of 34 POH glycosides is reported. Subsequent in vitro studies revealed a sugar dependent antiproliferative activity and the inhibition of S6 ribosomal protein phosphorylation
Perillyl alcohol as a chemopreventive agent in N-nitrosomethylbenzylamine-induced rat esophageal tumorigenesis.
Liston BW, et al.
Cancer Research, 63(10), 2399-2403 (2003)
Metabolic engineering of Escherichia coli for limonene and perillyl alcohol production.
Alonso-Gutierrez J, et al.
Metabolic engineering, 19, 33-41 (2013)
Luciana Nalone Andrade et al.
International journal of molecular sciences, 17(1) (2016-01-08)
Recent studies have revealed the high cytotoxicity of p-menthane derivatives against human tumor cells. In this study, the substance perillaldehyde 8,9-epoxide, a p-menthane class derivative obtained from (S)-(-)-perillyl alcohol, was selected in order to assess antitumor activity against experimental sarcoma
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