PRODUCT Properties
| Melting point: | 74 °C |
| Boiling point: | 124 °C15 mm Hg(lit.) |
| alpha | D22 -6.3° (c = 1.20 in chloroform) |
| Density | 0.910 g/mL at 20 °C(lit.) |
| refractive index | n |
| storage temp. | −20°C |
| solubility | Chloroform (Sparingly), Methanol (Slightly) |
| form | Oil |
| color | Colourless |
| Odor | at 100.00 %. woody spicy honey |
| Odor Type | woody |
| LogP | 5.710 |
Description and Uses
α-Copaene is a sesquiterpene found in a variety of plants, including Cannabis, that has antiproliferative and antioxidant properties. It inhibits proliferation of primary rat neurons and N2a rat neuroblastoma cells in a concentration-dependent manner and cultured human lymphocytes when used at concentrations greater than 100 mg/L. α-Copaene (25 mg/L) increases total antioxidant capacity in primary rat neurons and N2a neuroblastoma cells, as well as cultured human lymphocytes, when used at concentrations of 50 and 100 mg/L.
α-Copaene is a tricyclic?sesquiterpenes?and can be extracted from the oil of S. aethiopis. It also exhibit anti-plasmodial activity against?P. falciparum in culture.
