Product Description: (+)-Menthol (D-Menthol) is one of the optical isomers of Menthol. (+)-Menthol can reduce the electrically evoked contractions of rat phrenic hemidiaphragm in vitro. Local anaesthetic activity. (+)-Menthol can also inhibit the growth of Microcystis aeruginosa cells[1][2][3].
Applications: Neuroscience-Neuromodulation
Formula: C10H20O
References: [1]Galeotti N, et al. Local anaesthetic activity of (+)- and (-)-menthol. Planta Med. 2001 Mar;67(2):174-6./[2]Galeotti N, et al. Menthol: a natural analgesic compound. Neurosci Lett. 2002 Apr 12;322(3):145-8./[3]Hu X, et al. Effects of d-menthol stress on the growth of and microcystin release by the freshwater cyanobacterium Microcystis aeruginosa FACHB-905. Chemosphere. 2014 Oct;113:30-5.