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SHEET /m/myrcene · PubChem CID 31253 · CAS 123-35-3 · REV 2026.07

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Myrcene

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C10H16 · 136.23 g/mol

B-Geraniolene · beta-mircene · beta-geraniolene

What is Myrcene?

The earthy, hoppy, faintly mango note in hops, lemongrass, and cannabis, and one of the most abundant terpenes in beer. Found in beer and black pepper. from source

CategoryScent & aroma
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Fig. 1 · 2D structure RDKit

SMILESCC(=CCCC(=C)C=C)C

Where you'll find it

Beerwhat else is in it →Black pepperwhat else is in it →

Curated by MoleculeFinder from source

The dose makes the poison inferred

A reported rat oral LD50 for Myrcene is 5,000 mg/kg, the dose lethal to half the animals tested. Scaled by body mass alone:

350.0 g
a median lethal dose scaled to 154 lb (350,000 mg)

“The dose makes the poison” is a cross-species estimate shown as neutral science, not a threshold anyone should act on. Real toxicity depends on the person, not body mass alone.

Toxicity & hazards

Toxicity · LD50

5,000 mg/kg · very low toxicity · LD50 rat oral from source

The dose lens above scales this to a body weight.

1 more reported value
  • 5,000 mg/kgLD50 · dermal · rabbit
DangerFlammableIrritantHealth hazardEnvironmentalH226, H304, H315, H319, H351, H360, H361, H400, H410, H412from source

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Where Myrcene leads

Relatedcomputed
Squalene48% similarGeraniol44% similarCitral41% similarLinalool40% similarLycopene36% similar

Sources & methodology

PubChem CID
31253
Wikidata
Q424577
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