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(3E,6E)-α-Farnesene

Alpha-farnesene is a farnesene that is 1,3,6,10-tetraene substituted by methyl groups at positions 3, 7 and 11 respectively.

Summary from ChEBI, via PubChem.

Chemistry

Formula
C15H24
Molecular weight
204.35 g/mol
IUPAC name
(3E,6E)-3,7,11-trimethyldodeca-1,3,6,10-tetraene
InChIKey
CXENHBSYCFFKJS-VDQVFBMKSA-N
SMILES
CC(=CCCC(=CCC=C(C)C=C)C)C
PubChem
CID 5281516 ↗

Contributing sources

  • PubChem
  • ChEBI
  • LOTUS

Found in

135 organisms, ranked by how many independent papers report the compound in each. Occurrence data from LOTUS, across 142 references.

Protein interactions

Laboratory measurements of the compound at its own doses. They do not describe any product that contains it.

Literature