MOLECULE
Camphene
Camphene is a monoterpene with a bicyclic skeleton that is bicyclo[2.2.1]heptane substituted by geminal methyl groups at position 2 and a methylidene group at position 3. It is a widespread natural product found in many essential oils. It has a role as a fragrance and a plant metabolite. It is a monoterpene and a carbobicyclic compound.
Summary from ChEBI, via PubChem.
Identity
Chemistry
- Formula
- C10H16
- Molecular weight
- 136.23 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- 2,2-dimethyl-3-methylidenebicyclo[2.2.1]heptane
- InChIKey
- CRPUJAZIXJMDBK-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- SMILES
- CC1(C2CCC(C2)C1=C)C
- PubChem
- CID 6616 ↗
Provenance
Contributing sources
- PubChem
- ChEBI
- LOTUS
Natural occurrence
Found in
- Sage 11
- R. officinalis 8
- Ginger 7
- Fennel 6
- Persian zatar 6
- Common Valerian 6
- Roman Chamomile 5
- Sweet wormwood 4
- Common turmeric 4
- Heterotropa 4
- Syrian oregano 4
- Oregano 4
- Greek oregano 4
- Thyme 4
- Shampoo Ginger 4
- Balsam Fir 3
- Tropical whiteweed 3
- Shellplant 3
- A. afra 3
- Big sagebrush 3
- Coriander 3
- East Indian lemongrass 3
- Wild Carrot 3
- Torch-ginger 3
- Pignut 3
- Sweet Gum 3
- Sweet basil 3
- S. absconditiflora 3
- Lavender cotton 3
- Feverfew 3
- T. capitata 3
- T. spicata 3
- T. broussonetii 3
- Thymus 3
- T. longicaulis 3
- X. sericea 3
- Silver Fir 2
- Grand Fir 2
- A. arabica 2
- A. biebersteinii 2
- A. latilabris 2
- A. microcephala 2
- Birthwort family 2
- Chickensage 2
- A. ammaniana 2
- A. arborescens 2
- White wormwood 2
- A. sericea 2
- A. spicigera 2
- A. fauriei 2
- A. fauriei var. takaoi 2
- A. megacalyx 2
- A. paludosa 2
- B. articulata 2
- B. rufescens 2
- Frankincense 2
- Caucasian bluestem 2
- C. mutabilis 2
- Lawson's Cypress 2
- Sawara Cypress 2
- Padang cassia 2
- Cinnamon 2
- C. deliciosa 2
- Mandarin orange 2
- C. carolinianum 2
- C. grandiflorum 2
- C. agathophylla 2
- Sugi 2
- Mediterranean Cypress 2
- C. pierreana 2
- E. tenuifolia 2
- E. canadensis 2
- H. odoratissimum 2
- Littlebrownjug 2
- Virginia heartleaf 2
- Tropical bushmint 2
- Hyssop 2
- Dahurian Larch 2
- Siberian Larch 2
- Spike Lavendar 2
- L. dulcis 2
- Mango 2
- M. canadensis 2
- M. piperita 2
- Pennyroyal 2
- Myrtle 2
- American basil 2
- African basil 2
- Dittany of Crete 2
- O. minutiflorum 2
- Pot marjoram 2
- Guayule 2
- Avocado 2
- Japanese Red Pine 2
- Vera cruz pepper 2
- S. viticulosa 2
- S. dorystaechas 2
- Apple-bearing sage 2
- S. syriaca 2
- S. tomentosa 2
- Winter savory 2
- Coast Redwood 2
- S. lyciae 2
- Canada goldenrod 2
- Bay Biscayne creeping-oxeye 2
- T. annuum 2
- Tansy 2
- Thyme 2
- Cilician thyme 2
- T. quinquecostatus 2
- T. revolutus 2
- T. saturejoides 2
- T. sibthorpii 2
- T. zygioides 2
- T. zygis 2
- Chaste-tree 2
- V. annua 2
- Caucasian Fir 1
- Sakhalin Fir 1
- Siberian Fir 1
- A. abrotanoides 1
- Sweet-Nancy 1
- A. asiatica 1
- A. clavennae 1
- Yarrow 1
- A. cuneatiloba 1
- A. erba-rotta 1
- A. grandifolia 1
- Yarrow 1
- A. moschata 1
- A. nana 1
- Noble yarrow 1
- Sneezewort 1
- Dwarf Sedge 1
- A. simplex 1
- A. cunninghamii 1
- Horse-chestnut 1
- Melegueta pepper 1
- Blue giant hyssop 1
- Buchu 1
- A. fastigiata 1
- A. citriodora 1
- Lemon Verbena 1
- A. triphylla 1
- A. breviligulata 1
- A. chinensis 1
- A. flabellata 1
- Greater galangal 1
- Round cardamom 1
- A. krervanh 1
- Norwegian angelica 1
- Custard apple 1
- Stinking chamomile 1
- Umbellifers 1
- Wild Celery 1
- A. debilis 1
- Elegant dutchman's pipe 1
- A. littoralis 1
- Wormwood 1
- A. alba 1
- Little sagebrush 1
- A. austriaca 1
- Douglas' sagewort 1
- Tarragon 1
- Gmelin's wormwood 1
- A. halophila 1
- A. indica 1
- A. iwayomogi 1
- A. jacutica 1
- A. judaica 1
- A. macrocephala 1
- A. rubripes 1
- A. salsoloides 1
- Saline Wormwood 1
- A. sieberi 1
- A. szowitziana 1
- A. thuscula 1
- Mugwort 1
- A. asperum 1
- Canadian wildginger 1
- A. celsum 1
- A. dilatatum 1
- A. hatushimae 1
- A. hypogynum 1
- A. kumageanum 1
- A. lutchuense 1
- A. macranthum 1
- A. nipponicum 1
- A. rigescens 1
- A. simile 1
- A. trigynum 1
- Asteraceae 1
- A. scaber 1
- Austrobaileya 1
- B. salicifolius 1
- B. tweediei 1
- B. latipinna 1
- B. carteri 1
- Sweetpitted grass 1
- Pitted beardgrass 1
- B. javanica 1
- B. canariensis 1
- B. mollis 1
- Pink Node Flower 1
- C. incana 1
- Narrow-leaf bottlebrush 1
- Elemi tree 1
- Hemp 1
- C. ipecacuanha 1
- C. benedicta 1
- Centella 1
- C. macrospermum 1
- Hinoki Cypress 1
- C. recutita 1
- C. zizanioides 1
- C. simplex 1
- Cassia 1
- C. cassia 1
- C. iners 1
- C. pachyphyllum 1
- C. sieboldii 1
- C. zeylanicum 1
- C. clusii 1
- Pink rock-rose 1
- Labdanum 1
- C. laurifolius 1
- Montpelier cistus 1
- C. grandis 1
- Kaffir Lime 1
- Shaddock 1
- Citron 1
- Grapefruit 1
- C. unshiu 1
- C. wilsonii 1
- C. patens 1
- C. lusitanica 1
- C. album 1
- C. barbatum 1
- C. brevifolium 1
- Browne's savory 1
The 240 best-attested of 576 organisms, ranked by how many independent papers report the compound in each. Occurrence data from LOTUS, across 545 references.
Pharmacology
Protein interactions
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cytochrome P450, family 1, subfamily A, polypeptide 2 Potency 39.9149 uM
Laboratory measurements of the compound at its own doses. They do not describe any product that contains it.
Reported associations
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.
Evidence