Sabinene was shown to be an jactive ingredient in Chrysanthemum boreale Makino essential oil. This post proposes that rather than a simple scavenger of reactive oxygen species sabinene is acting on PPAR alpha.
Category Archives: PPAR
Phytol
This post examines some biochemistry of phytol and why it might cause pulmonary injury when vaped.
Camphene
This post explores a Korean study of lipid lowering properties of camphene. Other references and images are brought in to explain the study to non experts.
Linalool
The lavender terpene linalool has been shown to be an activator of lipid metabolism controlling transcription factor PPAR alpha.
Geraniol and citronellol
This post attempts to explain in lay terms how two major constituents in rose oil reduce Cox2 expression in a cell culture model.