MOLECULE
Hexanol
Hexan-1-ol is a primary alcohol that is hexane substituted by a hydroxy group at position 1. It has a role as an antibacterial agent, a fragrance, an alarm pheromone and a plant metabolite. It is a hexanol and a primary alcohol.
Summary from ChEBI, via PubChem.
Identity
Chemistry
- Formula
- C6H14O
- Molecular weight
- 102.17 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- hexan-1-ol
- InChIKey
- ZSIAUFGUXNUGDI-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- SMILES
- CCCCCCO
- PubChem
- CID 8103 ↗
Provenance
Contributing sources
- PubChem
- ChEBI
- LOTUS
Natural occurrence
Found in
- Corn 5
- Norway Spruce 3
- Tomato 3
- A. paludosa 2
- B. campestris 2
- African kale 2
- Rape 2
- Wild turnip 2
- Papaya 2
- Lawson's Cypress 2
- Cultivated licorice 2
- Human 2
- Tobacco 2
- Pomegranate 2
- S. syriaca 2
- Bay Biscayne creeping-oxeye 2
- Hog plum 2
- Sickle-fruit Fenugreek 2
- Ginger 2
- Silver Fir 1
- Sakhalin Fir 1
- A. sellowiana 1
- A. arabica 1
- A. biebersteinii 1
- Chinese gooseberry 1
- Broadleaf wild leek 1
- Candelabra aloe 1
- Redroot Pigweed 1
- Soursop 1
- Sweet wormwood 1
- A. argyi 1
- A. capillaris 1
- A. montana 1
- Japanese mugwort 1
- Rooibos 1
- A. scaber 1
- A. membranaceus 1
- A. mongholicus 1
- A. trimestris 1
- A. buxifolia 1
- Carambola 1
- Ceylon spinach 1
- Daisy 1
- Birch 1
- C. nootkatensis 1
- C. cuspidata 1
- Herb of Gilead 1
- Atlas Cedar 1
- Deodar Cedar 1
- Yellow star-thistle 1
- C. ambiguum 1
- Cultivated endive 1
- Cinnamon 1
- C. zeylanicum 1
- Pink rock-rose 1
- Watermelon 1
- C. grandis 1
- Kaffir Lime 1
- C. iyo 1
- Shaddock 1
- Grapefruit 1
- Cannonball Tree 1
- Sugi 1
- Melon 1
- Winter Squash 1
- Modoc Cypress 1
- Cardoon 1
- Globe artichoke 1
- D. odora 1
- Wild Carrot 1
- Male-fern 1
- Fitweed 1
- Coca 1
- E. coli 1
- Hemp-agrimony 1
- E. japonicum 1
- Slender dwarf morning-glory 1
- Feijoa 1
- F. arundinacea 1
- Red fescue 1
- Freesia ×hybrida 1
- Mangostan 1
- G. heterocarpum 1
- Cotton 1
- American witchhazel 1
- Jerusalem artichoke 1
- H. ambiguum 1
- H. persicum 1
- Black Walnut 1
- Savin Juniper 1
- L. alata 1
- Litchi 1
- Japanese Big Leaf Magnolia 1
- Magnolia-bark 1
- M. domestica 1
- Apple 1
- Mango 1
- Lucerne 1
- Wood melick 1
- Mamajen 1
- M. friesiana 1
- Myrtle 1
- Olive 1
- Early spider-orchid 1
- Indian-fig 1
- Chinese peony 1
- Parkia 1
- Guayule 1
- Gray's feverfew 1
- P. fruticosum 1
- Santa Maria feverfew 1
- Mariola 1
- P. schottii 1
- P. tomentosum 1
- Passion fruit 1
- Sweet scented geranium 1
- Korean perilla 1
- P. hydropiperoides 1
- Small water-pepper 1
- Kidney bean 1
- Serbian Spruce 1
- Blue Spruce 1
- Mountain Pine 1
- Eastern White Pine 1
- Scots Pine 1
- P. africanum 1
- Templetree 1
- Seneca snakeroot 1
- Apricot 1
- Wild Cherry 1
- European plum 1
- Sweet almond 1
- Peach 1
- Guava 1
- P. bispina 1
- Coast Live Oak 1
- Roseroot stonecrop 1
- Damask rose 1
- French rose 1
- R. officinalis 1
- Crack willow 1
- Europe sage 1
- S. corsica 1
- S. diffusum 1
- S. lomentaria 1
- S. chamaedryfolia 1
- S. dichotoma 1
- S. hirsuta 1
- S. tragoriganum 1
- S. incisum 1
- S. stuckertii 1
- Common Yew 1
- Canada yew 1
- Northern Whitecedar 1
- Western Redcedar 1
- T. longicaulis 1
- T. willkommii 1
- T. matsutake 1
- Red Clover 1
- Common wheat 1
- U. chamae 1
- V. ashei 1
- Highbush blueberry 1
- American Cranberry 1
- Swamp Blueberry 1
- Cowberry 1
- Common Valerian 1
- V. pubescens 1
- V. orientale 1
- Muscadine 1
- Z. schinifolium 1
- Japanese ginger 1
172 organisms, ranked by how many independent papers report the compound in each. Occurrence data from LOTUS, across 138 references.
Pharmacology
Protein interactions
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ORF1ab polyprotein activity 0 uM
Laboratory measurements of the compound at its own doses. They do not describe any product that contains it.
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