MOLECULE
γ-Curcumene
Gamma-curcumene is a sesquiterpene that is cyclohexa-1,3-diene which is substituted by a methyl group at position 1 and a 6-methylhept-5-en-2-yl group at position 4 (the R enantiomer). It has a role as a plant metabolite. It is an alicyclic compound and a sesquiterpene.
Summary from ChEBI, via PubChem.
Identity
Chemistry
- Formula
- C15H24
- Molecular weight
- 204.35 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- 1-methyl-4-[(2R)-6-methylhept-5-en-2-yl]cyclohexa-1,3-diene
- InChIKey
- NGIVKZGKEPRIGG-CQSZACIVSA-N
- SMILES
- CC1=CC=C(CC1)C(C)CCC=C(C)C
- PubChem
- CID 12304273 ↗
Provenance
Contributing sources
- PubChem
- ChEBI
- LOTUS
Natural occurrence
Found in
- A. aciphylla 1
- Prairie sagewort 1
- A. schmidtiana 1
- A. sericeus 1
- A. buxifolia 1
- B. pedunculata 1
- C. nootkatensis 1
- C. ambiguum 1
- C. cinerea 1
- C. cinereum 1
- Wild Carrot 1
- E. fruticosa 1
- E. canescens 1
- F. macrophylla 1
- H. ambiguum 1
- H. mimetes 1
- H. stenopterum 1
- H. glutinosum 1
- Sweet-amber 1
- Persian Walnut 1
- Microcitrus 1
- O. teretifolia 1
- O. microcarpum 1
- O. lanceolata 1
- O. quadripartita 1
- P. daphnoides 1
- S. aurea 1
- Sandalwood 1
- S. corsica 1
- S. rosmarinifolia 1
- S. bergii 1
- S. subulatus 1
- S. tricephalus 1
- Mountain ironwort 1
- U. nana 1
- U. speciosa 1
- Yellow-cedar 1
- Ginger 1
38 organisms, ranked by how many independent papers report the compound in each. Occurrence data from LOTUS, across 30 references.
Evidence