(–)-β-Pinene is a bicyclic monoterpene that has been found in various plants, including C. sativa, with diverse biological activities. It is lethal to S. littoralis third instar larvae (LD50 = 65 μg/larva). (–)-β-Pinene inhibits infectious bronchitis virus (IBV) replication (IC50 = 1.32 mM) and exhibits a cytotoxic concentration (CC50) value of greater than 10 mM in Vero cells. In vivo, (–)-β-pinene (100 mg/kg) decreases immobility time in the forced swim test in mice, an effect that can be reversed by the serotonin (5-HT) receptor subtype 5-HT1A antagonist WAY-100635 .
clear colorless to pale yellow liquid
(-)-β-Pinene has been used as a standard for the analysis of terpenoid compounds in plant essential oils by GC analysis. It may be used as a building block to synthesize natural products such as grandisol, robustadial and (+)-nopinone. (-)-β-Pinene undergoes hydroformylation in the presence of platinum/tin catalysts to form trans-10-formylpinane.
It is a useful biochemical for proteomics research. It is also employed in the preparation of natural products, such as grandisol and robustadial. It is also applied as perfuming agent in cosmetics industry.
ChEBI: (-)-beta-pinene is the (1S,5S)-enantiomer of beta-pinene. It is an enantiomer of a (+)-beta-pinene.
