geranylgeranyl acetate (CHEBI:229666)

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ChEBI Name	geranylgeranyl acetate

ChEBI ID	CHEBI:229666

Definition	An acetate ester obtained by the formal condensation of acetic acid with (E,E,E)-geranylgeraniol.

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

Submitter	Doug Howe

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Formula

C22H36O2

Net Charge

Average Mass

332.528

Monoisotopic Mass

332.27153

InChI

InChI=1S/C22H36O2/c1-18(2)10-7-11-19(3)12-8-13-20(4)14-9-15-21(5)16-17-24-22(6)23/h10,12,14,16H,7-9,11,13,15,17H2,1-6H3/b19-12+,20-14+,21-16+

InChIKey

NHYSRKKHKHCRGR-RFRQLJORSA-N

SMILES

CC(C)=CCC\C(C)=C\CC\C(C)=C\CC\C(C)=C\COC(C)=O

Metabolite of Species	Details
Nannotrigona testaceicornis (NCBI:txid166427)	Found in dufour gland secretion. See: PubMed
Bombus cullumanus (NCBI:txid2562068)	Found in cephalic labial gland secretion. See: PubMed
Bombus semenoviellus (NCBI:txid395561)	Found in cephalic labial gland secretion. See: PubMed

Roles Classification
Biological Role(s):	pheromone A semiochemical used in olfactory communication between organisms of the same species eliciting a change in sexual or social behaviour. antibacterial agent A substance (or active part thereof) that kills or slows the growth of bacteria.

ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing	geranylgeranyl acetate (CHEBI:229666) has functional parent (E,E,E)-geranylgeraniol (CHEBI:46762) geranylgeranyl acetate (CHEBI:229666) has role antibacterial agent (CHEBI:33282) geranylgeranyl acetate (CHEBI:229666) has role pheromone (CHEBI:26013) geranylgeranyl acetate (CHEBI:229666) is a acetate ester (CHEBI:47622)

IUPAC Name

(2E,6E,10E)-3,7,11,15-tetramethylhexadeca-2,6,10,14-tetraen-1-yl acetate

Synonyms	Sources
(2E,6E,10E)-3,7,11,15-tetramethyl-2,6,10,14-hexadecatetraenyl acetate	NIST Chemistry WebBook
3,7,11,15-tetramethyl-2E,6E,10E,14-hexadecatetraenyl acetate	LIPID MAPS
all-trans-geranylgeranyl acetate	ChEBI

Registry Number	Type	Source
61691-98-3	CAS Registry Number	NIST Chemistry WebBook

Last Modified

29 February 2024