citronellal (CHEBI:47856)

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ChEBI Name	citronellal

ChEBI ID	CHEBI:47856

Definition	A monoterpenoid, the main component of citronella oil which gives it its distinctive lemon aroma.

Stars	This entity has been manually annotated by the ChEBI Team.

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Formula

C10H18O

Net Charge

Average Mass

154.24932

Monoisotopic Mass

154.13577

InChI

InChI=1S/C10H18O/c1-9(2)5-4-6-10(3)7-8-11/h5,8,10H,4,6-7H2,1-3H3

InChIKey

NEHNMFOYXAPHSD-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

[H]C(=O)CC(C)CCC=C(C)C

Metabolite of Species	Details
Citrus hystrix (NCBI:txid170989)	Found in exocarp (BTO:0000733). The hexane extract of dried and ground fruit peels See: PubMed

Roles Classification
Biological Role(s):	metabolite Any intermediate or product resulting from metabolism. The term 'metabolite' subsumes the classes commonly known as primary and secondary metabolites. antifungal agent An antimicrobial agent that destroys fungi by suppressing their ability to grow or reproduce.

ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing	citronellal (CHEBI:47856) has role antifungal agent (CHEBI:35718) citronellal (CHEBI:47856) has role metabolite (CHEBI:25212) citronellal (CHEBI:47856) is a aldehyde (CHEBI:17478) citronellal (CHEBI:47856) is a monoterpenoid (CHEBI:25409)

Incoming	citronellic acid (CHEBI:80507) has functional parent citronellal (CHEBI:47856) hydroxycitronellal (CHEBI:53459) has functional parent citronellal (CHEBI:47856) (R)-(+)-citronellal (CHEBI:299) is a citronellal (CHEBI:47856) (S)-(−)-citronellal (CHEBI:368) is a citronellal (CHEBI:47856)

IUPAC Name

3,7-dimethyloct-6-enal

Last Modified

19 August 2019