β-Ocimene

β-Ocimene

CAT N°: 23466
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?-Ocimene is a monoterpene that has been found in a variety of plants and is a volatile compound involved in plant-plant signaling and plant defense against pests.{42453,42454} It is emitted by tea (C. sinensis) plants in response to a jasmonic acid combined with mechanical damage (JAMD) model of herbivore attack.{42453} ?-Ocimene reduces the number of winged aphids (M. persicae) that settle on Chinese cabbage and the feeding time and number of nymphs produced by aphids on leaves.{42454} The aphid endoparasitoid A. gifuensis demonstrates a preference for ?-ocimene-treated Chinese cabbage over control plants in a wind tube two-choice test. ?-Ocimene (100-1,000 ppm) also has antioxidant activity in a thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (TBARS) assay.{2762}

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