C19: changed from New Latin oleum cinae, literally: oil of wormseed
eucalyptol in British English
(ˌjuːkəˈlɪptɒl) or eucalyptole (ˌjuːkəˈlɪptəʊl)
noun
a colourless oily liquid with a camphor-like odour and a spicy taste; it is obtained from eucalyptus oil and used in perfumery and as a flavouring. Formula: C10H18O
Also called: cineol
Examples of 'cineol' in a sentence
cineol
The major volatile compounds identified were sabinene, 1,8-cineol, borneol and β-caryophyllene.
IVAN C.A. ALVARENGA, FERNANDA V. PACHECO, AMAURI A. ALVARENGA, SUZAN K.V. BERTOLUCCI,JOSÉ EDUARDO B.P. PINTO 2018, 'Growth and production of volatile compounds of yarrow (Achillea millefolium L.) underdifferent irrigation depths', Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciênciashttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0001-37652018005016102&lng=en&tlng=en. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The oil chemical analysis identified as main component the monoterpen 1,8-cineol.
Iara T. F. Macedo, Claudia M. L. Bevilaqua, Lorena M. B. de Oliveira, Ana L. F. Camurça-Vasconcelos,Luiz da S. Vieira, Fabrício R. Oliveira, Eudson M. Queiroz-Junior, Bruno G. Portela,Renata S. Barros, Ana C. S. Chagas 2009, 'Atividade ovicida e larvicida in vitro do óleo essencial de Eucalyptus globulus sobreHaemonchus contortus Ovicidal and larvicidal activity in vitro of Eucalyptus globulusessential oils on Haemonchus contortus', Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterináriahttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1984-29612009000300011. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Furthermore, biological activity has been described for 3-exo-hydroxy-1,8-cineol.
Aline de Souza Ramos, Joyce Benzaquem Ribeiro, Bruna Gomes Teixeira, José Luiz PintoFerreira, Jefferson Rocha de A. Silva, Alexandre do Amaral Ferreira, Rodrigo OctavioMendonça Alves de Souza, Ana Claudia F. Amaral 2015, 'Hydroxylation of 1,8-cineole by Mucor ramannianusand Aspergillus niger', Brazilian Journal of Microbiologyhttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1517-83822015000100261&lng=en&tlng=en. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The 1,8-cineol was the major compound in all species (49.07 to 83.59%).
Khaled Sebei, Fawzi Sakouhi, Wahid Herchi, Mohamed Larbi Khouja, Sadok Boukhchina 2015, 'Chemical composition and antibacterial activities of seven Eucalyptus species essentialoils leaves', Biological Researchhttp://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0716-97602015000100007&lng=en&tlng=en. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Therefore, topical application of 1,8-cineol may offer a novel therapeutic approach to reduce bacteria-induced mucus hypersecretion.
Holger Sudhoff, Christin Klenke, Johannes F. W. Greiner, Janine Müller, Viktoria Brotzmann,Jörg Ebmeyer, Barbara Kaltschmidt, Christian Kaltschmidt 2015, '1,8-Cineol Reduces Mucus-Production in a Novel Human Ex Vivo Model of Late Rhinosinusitis',PLOS ONE10.1371/journal.pone.0133040. Retrieved from PLOS CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The sesquiterpene emissions were well correlated with linalool and 1,8-cineol emissions, but not with monoterpenes.
H. Hakola, V. Tarvainen, J. Bäck, H. Ranta, B. Bonn, J. Rinne, M. Kulmala 2006, 'Seasonal variation of mono- and sesquiterpene emission rates of Scots pine', Biogeoscienceshttp://www.biogeosciences.net/3/93/2006/bg-3-93-2006.pdf. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The essential oil from leaves presented higher levels of 1,8-cineol in branches with flowers in pre-anthesis/anthesis.
M.A.M. Masetto, C. Deschamps, A.F. Mógor, H.R. Bizzo 2011, 'Teor e composição do óleo essencial de inflorescências e folhas de Lavandula dentataL. em diferentes estádios de desenvolvimento floral e épocas de colheita Yield andcomposition of essential oil from inflorescences and leaves of lavender (Lavanduladentata L.) in different flower development stages and harvest times', Revista Brasileira de Plantas Medicinaishttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-05722011000400007. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
It was identified 10 compounds in which, orto-cimene (41.4%) and 1,8-cineol (25.8%)were the main constituents.
Fabíola Oliveira Lino de Araújo, Arnola Cecília Rietzler, Lucienir Pains Duarte, GráciaDivina de Fátima Silva, Fernando Carazza, Sidney Augusto Vieira Filho 2010, 'Constituintes químicos e efeito ecotoxicológico do óleo volátil de folhas de Eucalyptusurograndis (Mirtaceae) Chemical constituents and ecotoxicological effect of the volatileoil from leaves of eucalyptus urograndis (Mirtaceae)', Química Novahttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-40422010000700016. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The various harvesting moments did not influence the essential oil content and its main components (eugenol, 1,8 cineol).
José Magno Q Luz, Polyana Aparecida D Ehlert, Renato Innecco 2009, 'Horário de colheita e tempo de secagem da alfavaca-cravo Harvest moment and dryingperiod of Ocimum gratissimum L', Horticultura Brasileirahttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-05362009000400022. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Variable amounts of different components (such as oxygenated monoterpenes, thymol, carvacrol, and 1,8-cineol) were found in all three oils.
Shahin Gavanji, Elmira Mohammadi, Behrouz Larki, Azizollah Bakhtari 2014, 'Antimicrobial and cytotoxic evaluation of some herbal essential oils in comparisonwith common antibiotics in bioassay condition', Integrative Medicine Researchhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213422014000432. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)