Croton oil

Número CAS:

8001-28-3

Número MDL:

MFCD00130880

NACRES:

NA.25

fonte biológica

plant (Croton tiglium L)

Nível de qualidade

100

forma

viscous liquid

densidade

0.94 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

grupo funcional

ester

enviado em

ambient

temperatura de armazenamento

room temp

Descrição geral

Croton oil is a toxic viscous liquid extracted from seeds of Croton tiglium. It is pale yellow to brown in color and is transparent in nature. Croton oil has a strong irritant property and is used along with phenol in some chemical peels. It also has a tumor promoting ability.

Croton oil is extracted from Croton tiglium L. It consists of crotonoleic acid, crotonic acid, crotonyl alcohol, crotonyl alcohol bisester and crotonyl alcohol trisester. Croton oil acts as a stimulant in the skin and mucosal inflammation. It is associated with allergic contact dermatitis (ACD) and skin carcinoma. Croton oil functions as a skin peeling agent.

Aplicação

Croton oil has been used to induce acute skin inflammation.

Croton oil has been used to induce inflammation in mouse ears.

Embalagem

10, 25, 100 g in glass bottle

Outras notas

Essential oil rich in glycerides of saturated fatty acids, and in phorbol esters.