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 mioga (ncbitaxon:136225) - DOI (10.3390/molecules200916170)
Zingiber officinale (ncbitaxon:94328) - DOI (10.1155/2015/816364)
Roles Classification
Chemical Roles:
flavouring agent  A food additive that is used to added improve the taste or odour of a food.
antioxidant  A substance that opposes oxidation or inhibits reactions brought about by dioxygen or peroxides.
Biological Roles:
plant metabolite  Any eukaryotic metabolite produced during a metabolic reaction in plants, the kingdom that include flowering plants, conifers and other gymnosperms.
flavouring agent  A food additive that is used to added improve the taste or odour of a food.
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.
anti-inflammatory agent  Any compound that has anti-inflammatory effects.
flavouring agent  A food additive that is used to added improve the taste or odour of a food.
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
(0)-ParadolChemIDplus
[0]-ParadolKEGG COMPOUND
2-(4-Hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)ethyl methyl ketoneChemIDplus
3-Methoxy-4-hydroxybenzylacetoneNIST Chemistry WebBook
4-(3-Methoxy-4-hydroxyphenyl)-2-butanoneChemIDplus
4-(3-methoxy-4-hydroxyphenyl)butan-2-oneSUBMITTER
Manual XrefsDatabases
C17497KEGG COMPOUND
DE102009055915Patent
EP1336602Patent
EP2327393Patent
HMDB0032590HMDB
US2002051800Patent
US2003068276Patent
US5035882Patent
US5908770Patent
US6306429Patent
US6432441Patent
US6500797Patent
WO2011063863Patent
WO2011063864Patent
WO2011063865Patent
ZingeroneWikipedia
Registry NumbersSources
Reaxys:2051099Reaxys
CAS:122-48-5ChemIDplus
CAS:122-48-5KEGG COMPOUND
CAS:122-48-5NIST Chemistry WebBook
Citations