| Bioactivity | (-)-α-Pinene is a monoterpene and shows sleep enhancing property through a direct binding to GABAA-benzodiazepine (BZD) receptors by acting as a partial modulator at the BZD binding site[1]. | ||||||||||||
| Invitro | (-)-α-pinene enhances the quantity of non-rapid eye movement sleep (NREMS) without affecting the intensity of NREMS by prolonging GABAergic synaptic transmission, acting as a partial modulator of GABAA-BZD receptors and directly binding to the BZD binding site of GABAA receptor[1]. | ||||||||||||
| Name | (-)-α-Pinene | ||||||||||||
| CAS | 7785-26-4 | ||||||||||||
| Formula | C10H16 | ||||||||||||
| Molar Mass | 136.23 | ||||||||||||
| Transport | Room temperature in continental US; may vary elsewhere. | ||||||||||||
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