This Thermo Scientific Chemicals brand product was originally part of the Acros Organics product portfolio. Some documentation and label information may refer to the legacy brand. The original Acros Organics product / item code or SKU reference has not changed as a part of the brand transition to Thermo Scientific Chemicals.
General description
• Pulegone is a p-menthane monoterpenoid and a known carcinogen
• Pulegone has a minty odor and taste at certain concentrations
Applications
• Pulegone may be useful as a natural insecticide
• Suitable for cell culture and in vivo research on toxicity, cellular redox state, and gene mutation
RUO – Research Use Only
General References:
- Zhang, Z.; Xie, Y.; Wang ,Y.; Lin, Z.; Wang, L.; Li, G. Toxicities of monoterpenes against housefly, Musca domestica L. (Diptera: Muscidae). Environ Sci Pollut Res Int. 2017, 31, 24708-24713.
- Schomburg, D.; Schomburg, I. 2013, (+)-pulegone reductase 1.3.1.81. In: Schomburg, D.; Schomburg, I. (eds) Class 1 Oxidoreductases. Springer Handbook of Enzymes. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg.