Egomaketone
Agent Name
Egomaketone
CAS Number
59204-74-9
Formula
C10-H12-O2
Major Category
Biological Agents
Synonyms
3-Penten-1-one, 1-(3-furanyl)-4-methyl-; Egomacetone; [ChemIDplus]
Category
Plant Oils and Extracts
Sources/Uses
Essential oil of perilla frutescene; Used for food flavoring, in "soyo" folk medicine, and in biochemical and physiological studies; [HSDB]
Comments
A potent lung edemagenic in lethal-dose studies of mice; Cattle eating the wild perilla mint may develop acute bovine pulmonary emphysema. [HSDB] Intraperitoneal LD50 (mouse) = 10 mg/kg; [RTECS]
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