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α-Phellandrene

Alpha-phellandrene is one of a pair of phellandrene cyclic monoterpene double-bond isomers in which both double bonds are endocyclic (cf. alpha-phellandrene, where one of them is exocyclic). It has a role as a volatile oil component, an antimicrobial agent and a plant metabolite. It is a cyclohexadiene and a phellandrene.

Summary from ChEBI, via PubChem.

Chemistry

Formula
C10H16
Molecular weight
136.23 g/mol
IUPAC name
2-methyl-5-propan-2-ylcyclohexa-1,3-diene
InChIKey
OGLDWXZKYODSOB-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES
CC1=CCC(C=C1)C(C)C
PubChem
CID 7460 ↗

Contributing sources

  • PubChem
  • ChEBI
  • LOTUS

Found in

The 240 best-attested of 406 organisms, ranked by how many independent papers report the compound in each. Occurrence data from LOTUS, across 344 references.

Protein interactions

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

Disease associations

Associations recorded for the compound itself. A metabolomics association means it was detected or studied in that condition, not that it treats or causes it; an occupational entry describes a hazard of exposure. Neither is a therapeutic claim about any product.

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