G0878
Gum mastic
Synonym(s):
Mastic
form
beads
color
faint yellow to light beige
mp
80-83 °C (lit.)
solubility
chloroform: 50 mg/mL, clear to hazy, colorless to yellow
Quality Level
Application
Gum mastic, a source of triterpenic compounds and phytosterols, may be used as a source material in diverse biomedical and pharmacological applications.
Analysis Note
May contain some extraneous matter.
Other Notes
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Storage Class
11 - Combustible Solids
wgk
WGK 2
flash_point_f
Not applicable
flash_point_c
Not applicable
ppe
Eyeshields, Gloves, type N95 (US)
Regulatory Information
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Nikolaos Lemonakis et al.
Planta medica, 77(17), 1916-1923 (2011-08-27)
Chios mastic gum, the resin obtained as an exudate from the trunk and branches of Pistacia lentiscus L var. chia, is used extensively as a constituent of herbal drugs or functional foods. The oral absorption of its major constituents still
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)
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.
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
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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