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4-cymene

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Description

4-Cymene, also known as p-cymene, is a monoterpene found in various essential oils, including thyme, oregano, and cumin. It is a colorless liquid with a pleasant, aromatic odor. Its synthesis can be achieved through various methods, including the reaction of p-xylene with propene in the presence of a catalyst. 4-Cymene exhibits antioxidant and antimicrobial properties. It has also been shown to possess anti-inflammatory and anti-cancer activities. Research into 4-cymene focuses on its potential therapeutic applications, particularly its ability to inhibit the growth of cancer cells and reduce inflammation. The compound's presence in essential oils and its biological activities make it a subject of ongoing study.'

4-cymene: structure [Medical Subject Headings (MeSH), National Library of Medicine, extracted Dec-2023]

p-cymene : A monoterpene that is toluene substituted by an isopropyl group at position 4. [Chemical Entities of Biological Interest (ChEBI), Hastings J, Owen G, Dekker A, Ennis M, Kale N, Muthukrishnan V, Turner S, Swainston N, Mendes P, Steinbeck C. (2016). ChEBI in 2016: Improved services and an expanding collection of metabolites. Nucleic Acids Res]

Cross-References

ID SourceID
PubMed CID7463
CHEMBL ID442915
CHEBI ID28768
MeSH IDM0050260

Synonyms (111)

Synonym
4939-75-7
cymene
4-isopropyl-1-methylbenzene
cymol
dolcymene
1-methyl-4-isopropylbenzene
benzene, 1-methyl-4-(1-methylethyl)-
2-p-tolylpropane
nsc-4162
1-isopropyl-4-methylbenzene
p-methylisopropylbenzene
camphogen
wln: 1y1 & r d1
benzene, 1-isopropyl-4-methyl-
nsc4162
p-cymol
cumene, p-methyl-
1-methyl-4-(1-methylethyl)benzene
p-isopropyltoluene
p-cimene
CHEBI:28768 ,
para-cymene
4-methyl-1-isopropylbenzene
4-cymene
isopropyltoluene
p-methylcumene
1-methyl-4-(propan-2-yl)benzene
4-isopropyltoluene
4-methyl-1-(propan-2-yl)benzene
methyl-4-(1-methylethyl)benzene
4-methyl isopropylbenzene
p-methyl cumene
ai3-02272
cymene, p-
hsdb 5128
4-methylisopropylbenzene
nsc 4162
paracymene
p-cymene [un2046] [flammable liquid]
einecs 202-796-7
paracymol
fema no. 2356
p-isopropylmethylbenzene
benzene,1-isopropyl,4-methyl p-cymene
inchi=1/c10h14/c1-8(2)10-6-4-9(3)5-7-10/h4-8h,1-3h
p-cymene
C06575
99-87-6
1-isopropyl-4-methyl-benzene
p-cymene, >=97%, fg
p-cymene, 99%
LMPR0102090014
p-cymene [un2046] [flammable liquid]
4-isopropylbenzyl radical
1-methyl-4-propan-2-ylbenzene
BMSE000503
CHEMBL442915
S0664
AKOS000121521
NCGC00247998-01
NCGC00247998-02
mml ,
NCGC00254425-01
NCGC00259481-01
tox21_300338
dtxcid006645
dtxsid3026645 ,
cas-99-87-6
tox21_201932
4-isopropyltoluol
4-cymol
unii-1g1c8t1n7q
1g1c8t1n7q ,
ec 202-796-7
FT-0689324
cymene [mart.]
p-cymene [mi]
p-cymene [hsdb]
p-cymene [who-dd]
p-cymene [fcc]
p-cymene [inci]
p-cymene [fhfi]
S5598
para cymene
W-100013
AC-34132
1-methyl-4-(1-methylethyl)-benzene
benzene, 1-methyl-4-methylethyl-
benzene, 1-methyl-4(1-methylethyl)-
p-mentha-1,3,5-triene
1-(1-methylethyl)-4-methylbenzene
1-methyl-4-isopropyl benzene
mfcd00008893
F8889-6466
p-cymene, analytical standard
p-isopropyltoluene, analytical standard
p-cymene, certified reference material, tracecert(r)
p- isopropylmethylbenzene
p-methyl-cumene
carvacrol derivative, 8
bdbm248165
Q284072
AS-11012
CCG-266123
?4-isopropyltoluene
EN300-21455
Z104497772
usepa/opp pesticide code: 122103
cymene (mart.)
p-methylisopropyl benzene
isopropyltoluol

Research Excerpts

Toxicity

ExcerptReferenceRelevance
" The LD50 was 90."( Effects of volatile oil constituents of Nigella sativa on carbon tetrachloride-induced hepatotoxicity in mice: evidence for antioxidant effects of thymoquinone.
Al-Sawaf, HA; Al-Shabanah, OA; El-Hadiyah, T; El-Khatib, AS; Ginawi, OT; Mansour, MA, 2001
)
0.31
" The inhibitory effect of monoterpenes was comparatively smaller than of the crude essential oil and beta-myrcene was most toxic followed by p-cymene, whereas limonene was least toxic."( Phytotoxicity of major constituents of the volatile oil from leaves of Artemisia scoparia Waldst. & Kit.
Batish, DR; Kaur, S; Kohli, RK; Mittal, S; Singh, HP,
)
0.13
"9 µg cm(-3) ) was the most toxic compound, followed by citronellyl acetate (16."( Fumigant toxicity of lemon eucalyptus oil constituents to acaricide-susceptible and acaricide-resistant Tetranychus urticae.
Ahn, YJ; Choi, BR; Han, J; Kim, SI; Lee, SG, 2011
)
0.37

Dosage Studied

ExcerptRelevanceReference
" Following intragastric or inhalation dosage (100 mg/kg) urinary metabolite excretion was nearly complete within 48 h, amounting to 60-80% dose."( p-Cymene metabolism in rats and guinea-pigs.
Monge, P; Scheline, RR; Ve, B; Walde, A, 1983
)
0.27
" However, the irritant effect of the essential oil was linked to thymol in a dose-response fashion, up to 10 microg/pellet, where it was still showing irritation."( Investigation of the Origanum onites L. essential oil using the chorioallantoic membrane (CAM) assay.
Başer, KH; Demirci, F; Franz, G; Paper, DH, 2004
)
0.32
" The essential oil and the three monoterpenes exhibited phytotoxicity and reduced germination, seedling growth, chlorophyll content and percent respiration of Avena sativa and Triticum aestivum in a dose-response manner."( Phytotoxicity of major constituents of the volatile oil from leaves of Artemisia scoparia Waldst. & Kit.
Batish, DR; Kaur, S; Kohli, RK; Mittal, S; Singh, HP,
)
0.13
" All EOs were repellent, followed a dose-response relationship, and had bioactivity similar to or better than that of commercial compound IR3535."( Repellent activity of essential oils and some of their individual constituents against Tribolium castaneum herbst.
Caballero-Gallardo, K; Olivero-Verbel, J; Stashenko, EE, 2011
)
0.37
"The Ru(ii) complex of an imidazole-mesalazine Schiff base is a unique example showing growth inhibition of 3D-colon cancer stem cell spheroids and bulk colon cancer cells at lower dosage than salinomycin or oxaliplatin."( Inhibition of 3D colon cancer stem cell spheroids by cytotoxic Ru
Acharya, S; Ghosh, S; Maji, M; Mukherjee, A; Parambil, ARU; Singh, S, 2020
)
0.56
[information is derived through text-mining from research data collected from National Library of Medicine (NLM), extracted Dec-2023]

Roles (3)

RoleDescription
plant metaboliteAny eukaryotic metabolite produced during a metabolic reaction in plants, the kingdom that include flowering plants, conifers and other gymnosperms.
volatile oil componentAny plant metabolite that is found naturally as a component of a volatile oil.
human urinary metaboliteAny metabolite (endogenous or exogenous) found in human urine samples.
[role information is derived from Chemical Entities of Biological Interest (ChEBI), Hastings J, Owen G, Dekker A, Ennis M, Kale N, Muthukrishnan V, Turner S, Swainston N, Mendes P, Steinbeck C. (2016). ChEBI in 2016: Improved services and an expanding collection of metabolites. Nucleic Acids Res]

Drug Classes (2)

ClassDescription
toluenesAny member of the class of benzenes that is a substituted benzene in which the substituents include one (and only one) methyl group.
monoterpeneA C10 terpene.
[compound class information is derived from Chemical Entities of Biological Interest (ChEBI), Hastings J, Owen G, Dekker A, Ennis M, Kale N, Muthukrishnan V, Turner S, Swainston N, Mendes P, Steinbeck C. (2016). ChEBI in 2016: Improved services and an expanding collection of metabolites. Nucleic Acids Res]

Pathways (2)

PathwayProteinsCompounds
p-cymene degradation1421
p-cymene degradation to p-cumate39

Protein Targets (4)

Potency Measurements

ProteinTaxonomyMeasurementAverage (µ)Min (ref.)Avg (ref.)Max (ref.)Bioassay(s)
GLI family zinc finger 3Homo sapiens (human)Potency15.44900.000714.592883.7951AID1259369
retinoic acid nuclear receptor alpha variant 1Homo sapiens (human)Potency24.48510.003041.611522,387.1992AID1159555
pregnane X nuclear receptorHomo sapiens (human)Potency77.42860.005428.02631,258.9301AID1346982
[prepared from compound, protein, and bioassay information from National Library of Medicine (NLM), extracted Dec-2023]

Inhibition Measurements

ProteinTaxonomyMeasurementAverageMin (ref.)Avg (ref.)Max (ref.)Bioassay(s)
Secreted chorismate mutaseMycobacterium tuberculosis H37RvIC50 (µMol)11.60000.99001.27251.9600AID1803444
[prepared from compound, protein, and bioassay information from National Library of Medicine (NLM), extracted Dec-2023]

Bioassays (42)

Assay IDTitleYearJournalArticle
AID1173472Neurotoxicity in ip dosed CF1 albino mouse seizure model after 4 hr by rototod test2014Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry letters, Dec-01, Volume: 24, Issue:23
Seizure prevention by the naturally occurring phenols, carvacrol and thymol in a partial seizure-psychomotor model.
AID1081887Repellent activity against Tribolium castaneum (red flour beetle) assessed as induction of repellency measured 4 hr post compound exposure at 0.02 uL/cm2 using 15% compound formulation2011Journal of agricultural and food chemistry, Mar-09, Volume: 59, Issue:5
Repellent activity of essential oils and some of their individual constituents against Tribolium castaneum herbst.
AID1081885Lipophilicity, logP of the compound2011Journal of agricultural and food chemistry, Mar-09, Volume: 59, Issue:5
Repellent activity of essential oils and some of their individual constituents against Tribolium castaneum herbst.
AID1775034Myorelaxant effect in ddY mouse assessed as decrease in endurance latency time at 0.000004 mg administered via inhalation by rota-rod test
AID1081894Repellent activity against Tribolium castaneum (red flour beetle) assessed as induction of repellency measured 2 hr post compound exposure at 0.0002 uL/cm2 using 15% compound formulation2011Journal of agricultural and food chemistry, Mar-09, Volume: 59, Issue:5
Repellent activity of essential oils and some of their individual constituents against Tribolium castaneum herbst.
AID1775020Sleep-promoting activity in ddY mouse assessed as enhancement of pentobarbital-induced sleep resulting in prolonged sleeping time at 0.000004 mg administered via inhalation relative to control
AID1775024Sedative activity in ddY mouse assessed as decrease in spontaneous locomotor activity at 0.004 mg administered via inhalation relative to control
AID1111943Insecticidal activity against pyridaben-resistant female Tetranychus urticae PRT-53 (two-spotted spider mite) in kidney bean assessed as mortality in 3 cm disks measured after 24 hr exposure by vapour-phase mortality bioassay2011Pest management science, Dec, Volume: 67, Issue:12
Fumigant toxicity of lemon eucalyptus oil constituents to acaricide-susceptible and acaricide-resistant Tetranychus urticae.
AID1775023Sedative activity in ddY mouse assessed as decrease in spontaneous locomotor activity at 0.0004 mg administered via inhalation relative to control
AID1081895Repellent activity against Tribolium castaneum (red flour beetle) assessed as induction of repellency measured 2 hr post compound exposure at 0.00002 uL/cm2 using 15% compound formulation2011Journal of agricultural and food chemistry, Mar-09, Volume: 59, Issue:5
Repellent activity of essential oils and some of their individual constituents against Tribolium castaneum herbst.
AID1081892Repellent activity against Tribolium castaneum (red flour beetle) assessed as induction of repellency measured 2 hr post compound exposure at 0.02 uL/cm2 using 15% compound formulation2011Journal of agricultural and food chemistry, Mar-09, Volume: 59, Issue:5
Repellent activity of essential oils and some of their individual constituents against Tribolium castaneum herbst.
AID1081893Repellent activity against Tribolium castaneum (red flour beetle) assessed as induction of repellency measured 2 hr post compound exposure at 0.002 uL/cm2 using 15% compound formulation2011Journal of agricultural and food chemistry, Mar-09, Volume: 59, Issue:5
Repellent activity of essential oils and some of their individual constituents against Tribolium castaneum herbst.
AID1775029Sedative activity in ddY mouse assessed as decrease in caffeine-induced spontaneous locomotor activity at 0.000004 mg administered via inhalation post caffeine stimulation (Rvb = 68 %)
AID1111946Insecticidal activity against acaricide-susceptible female Tetranychus urticae KST (two-spotted spider mite) in kidney bean assessed as mortality in 3 cm disks measured after 24 hr exposure by vapour-phase mortality bioassay2011Pest management science, Dec, Volume: 67, Issue:12
Fumigant toxicity of lemon eucalyptus oil constituents to acaricide-susceptible and acaricide-resistant Tetranychus urticae.
AID1775025Sedative activity in ddY mouse assessed as decrease in spontaneous locomotor activity at 0.04 mg administered via inhalation relative to control
AID1081890Repellent activity against Tribolium castaneum (red flour beetle) assessed as induction of repellency measured 4 hr post compound exposure at 0.00002 uL/cm2 using 15% compound formulation2011Journal of agricultural and food chemistry, Mar-09, Volume: 59, Issue:5
Repellent activity of essential oils and some of their individual constituents against Tribolium castaneum herbst.
AID1112518Displacement of [3H]TBOB binding to GABA receptor in Musca domestica (house fly) heads homogenates assessed as [3H]TBOB binding at 500 uM incubated for 90 min by scintillation counting method2012Pest management science, Aug, Volume: 68, Issue:8
Quantitative structure-activity relationships of monoterpenoid binding activities to the housefly GABA receptor.
AID1081886Repellent activity against Tribolium castaneum (red flour beetle) assessed as induction of repellency measured 4 hr post compound exposure at 0.2 uL/cm2 using 15% compound formulation2011Journal of agricultural and food chemistry, Mar-09, Volume: 59, Issue:5
Repellent activity of essential oils and some of their individual constituents against Tribolium castaneum herbst.
AID1111619Contact toxicity against adult Sitophilus zeamais assessed as mortality applied to dorsal thorax of insect measured daily for 1 week2011Pest management science, Jun, Volume: 67, Issue:6
Composition of essential oil of Chinese Chenopodium ambrosioides and insecticidal activity against maize weevil, Sitophilus zeamais.
AID1173470Anticonvulsant activity against ip dosed CF1 albino mouse seizure model after 4 hrs by 6 Hz psychomotor seizure test2014Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry letters, Dec-01, Volume: 24, Issue:23
Seizure prevention by the naturally occurring phenols, carvacrol and thymol in a partial seizure-psychomotor model.
AID360503Antioxidant activity assessed as DPPH radical scavenging activity1995Journal of natural products, Nov, Volume: 58, Issue:11
Santolindiacetylene, a polyacetylene derivative isolated from the essential oil of Santolina canescens.
AID1173471Neurotoxicity in CF1 albino mouse seizure model assessed as time to peak toxic effect at 100 mg/kg, ip after 4 hr by rototod test2014Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry letters, Dec-01, Volume: 24, Issue:23
Seizure prevention by the naturally occurring phenols, carvacrol and thymol in a partial seizure-psychomotor model.
AID1775022Sedative activity in ddY mouse assessed as decrease in spontaneous locomotor activity when administered via inhalation relative to control
AID1081889Repellent activity against Tribolium castaneum (red flour beetle) assessed as induction of repellency measured 4 hr post compound exposure at 0.0002 uL/cm2 using 15% compound formulation2011Journal of agricultural and food chemistry, Mar-09, Volume: 59, Issue:5
Repellent activity of essential oils and some of their individual constituents against Tribolium castaneum herbst.
AID1173473Protective index, ratio of TD50 for CF1 albino mouse neurotoxicity to ED50 for protection against 6 Hz electroshock-induced seizure in CF1 albino mouse2014Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry letters, Dec-01, Volume: 24, Issue:23
Seizure prevention by the naturally occurring phenols, carvacrol and thymol in a partial seizure-psychomotor model.
AID1081891Repellent activity against Tribolium castaneum (red flour beetle) assessed as induction of repellency measured 2 hr post compound exposure at 0.2 uL/cm2 using 15% compound formulation2011Journal of agricultural and food chemistry, Mar-09, Volume: 59, Issue:5
Repellent activity of essential oils and some of their individual constituents against Tribolium castaneum herbst.
AID1081540Nematicidal activity against Meloidogyne incognita J2 (root-knot nematode) larvae immersed in compound solution for 96 hr assessed as reduction in larval motility2010Journal of agricultural and food chemistry, Jul-14, Volume: 58, Issue:13
Phytochemistry and nematicidal activity of the essential oils from 8 Greek Lamiaceae aromatic plants and 13 terpene components.
AID1111945Insecticidal activity against chlorfenapyr-resistant female Tetranychus urticae CRT-53 (two-spotted spider mite) in kidney bean assessed as mortality in 3 cm disks measured after 24 hr exposure by vapour-phase mortality bioassay2011Pest management science, Dec, Volume: 67, Issue:12
Fumigant toxicity of lemon eucalyptus oil constituents to acaricide-susceptible and acaricide-resistant Tetranychus urticae.
AID1081538Nematicidal activity against Meloidogyne incognita J2 (root-knot nematode) larvae immersed in compound solution for 24 hr assessed as reduction in larval motility2010Journal of agricultural and food chemistry, Jul-14, Volume: 58, Issue:13
Phytochemistry and nematicidal activity of the essential oils from 8 Greek Lamiaceae aromatic plants and 13 terpene components.
AID1112517Toxicity to Musca domestica (house fly) applied to pronotum assessed as compound level per fly causing insect mortality measured after 24 hr2012Pest management science, Aug, Volume: 68, Issue:8
Quantitative structure-activity relationships of monoterpenoid binding activities to the housefly GABA receptor.
AID1081888Repellent activity against Tribolium castaneum (red flour beetle) assessed as induction of repellency measured 4 hr post compound exposure at 0.002 uL/cm2 using 15% compound formulation2011Journal of agricultural and food chemistry, Mar-09, Volume: 59, Issue:5
Repellent activity of essential oils and some of their individual constituents against Tribolium castaneum herbst.
AID1439487Nematocidal activity against Meloidogyne incognita second-stage juveniles up to 72 hrs2017European journal of medicinal chemistry, Mar-31, Volume: 129Medicinal plants used as anthelmintics: Ethnomedical, pharmacological, and phytochemical studies.
AID1775018Sedative activity in ddY mouse assessed as decrease in spontaneous locomotor activity at 0.00004 mg administered via inhalation relative to control
AID1111944Insecticidal activity against fenpropathrin-resistant female Tetranychus urticae FRT-53 (two-spotted spider mite) in kidney bean assessed as mortality in 3 cm disks measured after 24 hr exposure by vapour-phase mortality bioassay2011Pest management science, Dec, Volume: 67, Issue:12
Fumigant toxicity of lemon eucalyptus oil constituents to acaricide-susceptible and acaricide-resistant Tetranychus urticae.
AID1111942Insecticidal activity against abamectin-resistant female Tetranychus urticae ART-53 (two-spotted spider mite) in kidney bean assessed as mortality in 3 cm disks measured after 24 hr exposure by vapour-phase mortality bioassay2011Pest management science, Dec, Volume: 67, Issue:12
Fumigant toxicity of lemon eucalyptus oil constituents to acaricide-susceptible and acaricide-resistant Tetranychus urticae.
AID1081539Nematicidal activity against Meloidogyne incognita J2 (root-knot nematode) larvae immersed in compound solution for 48 hr assessed as reduction in larval motility2010Journal of agricultural and food chemistry, Jul-14, Volume: 58, Issue:13
Phytochemistry and nematicidal activity of the essential oils from 8 Greek Lamiaceae aromatic plants and 13 terpene components.
AID1775026Sedative activity in ddY mouse assessed as decrease in spontaneous locomotor activity at 0.4 mg administered via inhalation relative to control
AID603957Octanol-water partition coefficient, log P of the compound2008European journal of medicinal chemistry, Apr, Volume: 43, Issue:4
QSPR modeling of octanol/water partition coefficient for vitamins by optimal descriptors calculated with SMILES.
AID1775027Toxicity in mouse assessed as lethal dose
AID1173469Anticonvulsant activity against CF1 albino mouse seizure model assessed as time to peak effect at 100 mg/kg, ip by 6 Hz psychomotor seizure test2014Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry letters, Dec-01, Volume: 24, Issue:23
Seizure prevention by the naturally occurring phenols, carvacrol and thymol in a partial seizure-psychomotor model.
AID1111620Insecticidal activity against adult Sitophilus zeamais assessed as mortality measured daily for 1 week by fumigation assay2011Pest management science, Jun, Volume: 67, Issue:6
Composition of essential oil of Chinese Chenopodium ambrosioides and insecticidal activity against maize weevil, Sitophilus zeamais.
AID1803444CM Assay from Article 10.3109/14756366.2013.823958: \\Identification and structure-activity relationship study of carvacrol derivatives as Mycobacterium tuberculosis chorismate mutase inhibitors.\\2014Journal of enzyme inhibition and medicinal chemistry, Aug, Volume: 29, Issue:4
Identification and structure-activity relationship study of carvacrol derivatives as Mycobacterium tuberculosis chorismate mutase inhibitors.
[information is prepared from bioassay data collected from National Library of Medicine (NLM), extracted Dec-2023]

Research

Studies (378)

TimeframeStudies, This Drug (%)All Drugs %
pre-199030 (7.94)18.7374
1990's13 (3.44)18.2507
2000's49 (12.96)29.6817
2010's219 (57.94)24.3611
2020's67 (17.72)2.80
[information is prepared from research data collected from National Library of Medicine (NLM), extracted Dec-2023]

Market Indicators

Research Demand Index: 50.22

According to the monthly volume, diversity, and competition of internet searches for this compound, as well the volume and growth of publications, there is estimated to be very strong demand-to-supply ratio for research on this compound.

MetricThis Compound (vs All)
Research Demand Index50.22 (24.57)
Research Supply Index5.96 (2.92)
Research Growth Index5.31 (4.65)
Search Engine Demand Index79.73 (26.88)
Search Engine Supply Index2.00 (0.95)

This Compound (50.22)

All Compounds (24.57)

Study Types

Publication TypeThis drug (%)All Drugs (%)
Trials1 (0.26%)5.53%
Reviews6 (1.55%)6.00%
Case Studies0 (0.00%)4.05%
Observational0 (0.00%)0.25%
Other379 (98.19%)84.16%
[information is prepared from research data collected from National Library of Medicine (NLM), extracted Dec-2023]