CHEBI:68657 - zingerone

ChEBI IDCHEBI:68657
ChEBI Namezingerone
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DefinitionA methyl ketone that is 4-phenylbutan-2-one in which the phenyl ring is substituted at positions 3 and 4 by methoxy and hydroxy groups respectively. The major pungent component in ginger.
Last Modified20 May 2021
SubmitterKAX
DownloadsMolfile
FormulaC11H14O3
Net Charge0
Average Mass194.230
Monoisotopic Mass194.09429
SMILESCOc1cc(CCC(C)=O)ccc1O
InChIInChI=1S/C11H14O3/c1-8(12)3-4-9-5-6-10(13)11(7-9)14-2/h5-7,13H,3-4H2,1-2H3
InChIKeyOJYLAHXKWMRDGS-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Wikipedia
Species of MetaboliteComponentSourceComments
Zingiber officinale (ncbitaxon:94328) - DOI (10.1155/2015/816364)
Zingiber mioga (ncbitaxon:136225) - DOI (10.3390/molecules200916170)
Roles Classification
Chemical Role:
antioxidant  A substance that opposes oxidation or inhibits reactions brought about by dioxygen or peroxides.
Biological Roles:
flavouring agent  A food additive that is used to added improve the taste or odour of a food.
plant metabolite  Any eukaryotic metabolite produced during a metabolic reaction in plants, the kingdom that include flowering plants, conifers and other gymnosperms.
Applications:
antiemetic  A drug used to prevent nausea or vomiting. An antiemetic may act by a wide range of mechanisms: it might affect the medullary control centres (the vomiting centre and the chemoreceptive trigger zone) or affect the peripheral receptors.
fragrance  A substance, extract, or preparation for diffusing or imparting an agreeable or attractive smell.
radiation protective agent  Any compound that is able to protect normal cells from the damage caused by radiation therapy.
flavouring agent  A food additive that is used to added improve the taste or odour of a food.
anti-inflammatory agent  Any compound that has anti-inflammatory effects.
ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing Relation(s)
zingerone (CHEBI:68657) has role anti-inflammatory agent (CHEBI:67079)
zingerone (CHEBI:68657) has role antiemetic (CHEBI:50919)
zingerone (CHEBI:68657) has role antioxidant (CHEBI:22586)
zingerone (CHEBI:68657) has role flavouring agent (CHEBI:35617)
zingerone (CHEBI:68657) has role fragrance (CHEBI:48318)
zingerone (CHEBI:68657) has role plant metabolite (CHEBI:76924)
zingerone (CHEBI:68657) has role radiation protective agent (CHEBI:66987)
zingerone (CHEBI:68657) is a methyl ketone (CHEBI:51867)
zingerone (CHEBI:68657) is a monomethoxybenzene (CHEBI:25235)
zingerone (CHEBI:68657) is a phenols (CHEBI:33853)
IUPAC Name 
4-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)butan-2-one
Synonyms  Source
4-(3-methoxy-4-hydroxyphenyl)butan-2-oneSUBMITTER
vanillylacetoneSUBMITTER
ZingiberoneKEGG COMPOUND
(4-Hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)ethyl methyl ketoneChemIDplus
(0)-ParadolChemIDplus
4-Hydroxy-3-methoxybenzylacetoneChemIDplus
Manual XrefsDatabases
C17497KEGG COMPOUND
EP1336602Patent
US6306429Patent
US5908770Patent
US2002051800Patent
US6500797Patent
US2003068276Patent
US6432441Patent
US5035882Patent
HMDB0032590HMDB
ZingeroneWikipedia
DE102009055915Patent
WO2011063863Patent
WO2011063864Patent
WO2011063865Patent
EP2327393Patent
Registry NumbersSources
Reaxys:2051099Reaxys
CAS:122-48-5KEGG COMPOUND
CAS:122-48-5ChemIDplus
CAS:122-48-5NIST Chemistry WebBook
Citations