MOLECULE
γ-Terpinene
Gamma-terpinene is one of three isomeric monoterpenes differing in the positions of their two double bonds (alpha- and beta-terpinene being the others). In gamma-terpinene the double bonds are at the 1- and 4-positions of the p-menthane skeleton. It has a role as an antioxidant, a volatile oil component, a plant metabolite and a human xenobiotic metabolite. It is a monoterpene and a cyclohexadiene.
Summary from ChEBI, via PubChem.
Identity
Chemistry
- Formula
- C10H16
- Molecular weight
- 136.23 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- 1-methyl-4-propan-2-ylcyclohexa-1,4-diene
- InChIKey
- YKFLAYDHMOASIY-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- SMILES
- CC1=CCC(=CC1)C(C)C
- PubChem
- CID 7461 ↗
Provenance
Contributing sources
- PubChem
- ChEBI
- LOTUS
Natural occurrence
Found in
- M. alternifolia 16
- Oregano 10
- Wild Celery 8
- Sweet basil 8
- Thyme 8
- Syrian oregano 7
- C. deliciosa 6
- Mandarin orange 6
- Sea fennel 6
- River redgum 6
- Persian zatar 6
- Z. cassumunar 6
- Cassumunar ginger 6
- Z. purpureum 6
- Coriander 5
- Wild Carrot 5
- L. multiflora 5
- R. officinalis 5
- Sage 5
- Winter savory 5
- T. capitata 5
- Mango ginger 4
- Pignut 4
- Common Juniper 4
- Myrtle 4
- African basil 4
- Greek oregano 4
- T. spicata 4
- Thymus 4
- Common Valerian 4
- Chaste-tree 4
- Z. spectabile 4
- Shellplant 3
- Sweet wormwood 3
- Citron 3
- Grapefruit 3
- Fennel 3
- Human 3
- Siberian Larch 3
- L. origanoides 3
- Sweet Gum 3
- Sweet marjoram 3
- O. minutiflorum 3
- Pot marjoram 3
- Black pepper 3
- Summer savory 3
- Coast Redwood 3
- Tomato 3
- Feverfew 3
- Tansy 3
- T. broussonetii 3
- X. sericea 3
- A. arabica 2
- A. biebersteinii 2
- A. citriodora 2
- Lemon Verbena 2
- A. triphylla 2
- Greater galangal 2
- A. afra 2
- A. arborescens 2
- White wormwood 2
- B. rufescens 2
- Baeckea 2
- Shrubby Hare's Ear 2
- Wild cinnamon 2
- Papaya 2
- Centella 2
- Lawson's Cypress 2
- Hinoki Cypress 2
- C. recutita 2
- Camphorwood 2
- Pink rock-rose 2
- C. unshiu 2
- Lemonscented gum 2
- C. agathophylla 2
- Sugi 2
- Mediterranean Cypress 2
- D. cachrydifolia 2
- E. tenuifolia 2
- E. trichophylla 2
- E. canadensis 2
- Fitweed 2
- Torch-ginger 2
- Tumbledown gum 2
- Tasmanian bluegum 2
- Chameleon 2
- Staranise 2
- L. cuminoides 2
- Dahurian Larch 2
- Garden lovage 2
- L. puchury-major 2
- Mango 2
- Wild Chamomile 2
- Cajeput tree 2
- M. piperita 2
- Apple Mint 2
- Wild bergamot 2
- N. viscida 2
- American basil 2
- Dittany of Crete 2
- Avocado 2
- Norway Spruce 2
- Bayrumtree 2
- Aleppo Pine 2
- Vera cruz pepper 2
- Marigold pepper 2
- Guava 2
- S. absconditiflora 2
- S. dorisiana 2
- S. dorystaechas 2
- Apple-bearing sage 2
- S. syriaca 2
- S. tomentosa 2
- Lavender cotton 2
- S. corsica 2
- S. cuneifolia 2
- S. lyciae 2
- Muster John Henry 2
- T. annuum 2
- Mountain germander 2
- Northern Whitecedar 2
- Thyme 2
- T. kotschyanus 2
- T. longicaulis 2
- T. nummularius 2
- T. piperella 2
- T. saturejoides 2
- T. sibthorpii 2
- T. zygis 2
- California laurel 2
- Baboonwood 2
- Chinese chastetree 2
- V. annua 2
- Z. armatum 2
- Z. chalybaeum 2
- Z. chalybeum 2
- Z. multiflora 2
- Ginger 2
- Sakhalin Fir 1
- A. sellowiana 1
- A. abrotanoides 1
- Yarrow 1
- A. erba-rotta 1
- Yarrow 1
- A. moschata 1
- A. nana 1
- Noble yarrow 1
- Sneezewort 1
- Sweetflag 1
- A. cunninghamii 1
- Indian bael 1
- A. pubescens 1
- Longoza Plant 1
- Melegueta pepper 1
- Buchu 1
- Cape buchu 1
- A. fastigiata 1
- Cultivated garlic 1
- A. breviligulata 1
- Roman wormwood 1
- Laceflower 1
- Dill 1
- A. antipoda 1
- A. cascarilloides 1
- A. aciphylla 1
- Thale cress 1
- Wormwood 1
- A. ammaniana 1
- A. argyi 1
- A. capillaris 1
- Tarragon 1
- A. halophila 1
- A. indica 1
- A. salsoloides 1
- A. sericea 1
- A. spicigera 1
- A. thuscula 1
- A. xerophytica 1
- Rooibos 1
- A. scaber 1
- A. buxifolia 1
- A. macedonica 1
- Austrobaileya 1
- B. dracunculifolia 1
- B. japonica 1
- Daisy 1
- B. salicifolius 1
- B. tweediei 1
- B. carteri 1
- Frankincense 1
- Caucasian bluestem 1
- B. fruticescens 1
- B. canariensis 1
- B. mollis 1
- Narrow-leaf bottlebrush 1
- C. warszewiczianus 1
- Tea 1
- Elemi tree 1
- Hemp 1
- C. mutabilis 1
- C. ipecacuanha 1
- Lebanon Cedar 1
- Coontail 1
- C. azoricum 1
- C. obtusa var. formosana 1
- Sawara Cypress 1
- Mexican tea 1
- C. lopadusanus 1
- Jack in the bush 1
- C. sieboldii 1
- Cinnamon 1
- C. zeylanicum 1
- C. albidus 1
- Labdanum 1
- C. laurifolius 1
- Montpelier cistus 1
- citrus fruit 1
- Kaffir Lime 1
- C. iyo 1
- C. japonica 1
- C. sudachi 1
- C. wilsonii 1
- C. excavata 1
- C. patens 1
- C. lusitanica 1
- C. album 1
- C. barbatum 1
- C. carolinianum 1
- C. congestum 1
- C. grandiflorum 1
- C. thymifolium 1
- C. timotensis 1
- C. gurreh 1
- C. anthriscoides 1
- Asiatic dogwood 1
- C. maculata 1
- Cannonball Tree 1
- C. adenocalyx 1
- Cascarilla 1
- C. mucronifolius 1
The 240 best-attested of 588 organisms, ranked by how many independent papers report the compound in each. Occurrence data from LOTUS, across 642 references.
Reported associations
Disease associations
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Solvents, acute toxic effect Acute Poisoning
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