D-Menthol

D-Menthol Structure
D-Menthol structure
Common Name D-Menthol
CAS Number 15356-60-2 Molecular Weight 156.265
Density 0.9±0.1 g/cm3 Boiling Point 215.4±8.0 °C at 760 mmHg
Molecular Formula C10H20O Melting Point 43-44ºC
MSDS Chinese USA Flash Point 93.3±0.0 °C
Symbol GHS05 GHS07
GHS05, GHS07
Signal Word Danger

Activation of human 5-hydroxytryptamine type 3 receptors via an allosteric transmembrane site.

Mol. Pharmacol. 87(1) , 87-95, (2015)

In common with other members of the Cys-loop family of pentameric ligand-gated ion channels, 5-hydroxytryptamine type 3 receptors (5-HT3Rs) are activated by the binding of a neurotransmitter to an extracellular orthosteric site, located at the interface of tw...

Corneal sensory nerve activity in an experimental model of UV keratitis.

Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci. 55(6) , 3403-12, (2014)

To produce in guinea pigs a UV-induced keratitis, to analyze the effects of this pathology on corneal nerve activity.In anesthetized animals, one eye was exposed to 254 nm UV-C radiation (500-1000 mJ/cm(2)), excised 24 to 48 hours later and superfused in vitr...

Effects of menthol on tobacco smoke exposure, nicotine dependence, and NNAL glucuronidation.

Cancer Epidemiol. Biomarkers Prev. 18(1) , 35-41, (2009)

Menthol is a controversial cigarette additive because its physiologic or pharmacologic effects may possibly increase the risk for cancer and its targeted market is the Black community. In a community-based cross-sectional study on 525 Black and White voluntee...