CHEBI:63696 - γ-curcumene

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ChEBI Name γ-curcumene
ChEBI ID CHEBI:63696
ChEBI ASCII Name gamma-curcumene
Definition A sesquiterpene that is cyclohexa-1,3-diene which is substituted by a methyl group at position 1 and a 6-methylhept-5-en-2-yl group at position 4 (the R enantiomer).
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Submitter Kristian Axelsen
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Formula C15H24
Net Charge 0
Average Mass 204.35110
Monoisotopic Mass 204.18780
InChI InChI=1S/C15H24/c1-12(2)6-5-7-14(4)15-10-8-13(3)9-11-15/h6,8,10,14H,5,7,9,11H2,1-4H3/t14-/m1/s1
InChIKey NGIVKZGKEPRIGG-CQSZACIVSA-N
SMILES C[C@H](CCC=C(C)C)C1=CC=C(C)CC1
Roles Classification
Biological Role(s): plant metabolite
Any eukaryotic metabolite produced during a metabolic reaction in plants, the kingdom that include flowering plants, conifers and other gymnosperms.
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Outgoing γ-curcumene (CHEBI:63696) has role plant metabolite (CHEBI:76924)
γ-curcumene (CHEBI:63696) is a alicyclic compound (CHEBI:33654)
γ-curcumene (CHEBI:63696) is a sesquiterpene (CHEBI:35189)
IUPAC Name
1-methyl-4-[(2R)-6-methylhept-5-en-2-yl]cyclohexa-1,3-diene
Synonym Source
γ-curcumene UniProt
Manual Xref Database
CPD-11393 MetaCyc
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Registry Numbers Types Sources
28976-68-3 CAS Registry Number NIST Chemistry WebBook
5791040 Reaxys Registry Number Reaxys
Citation Waiting for Citations Type Source
16970904 PubMed citation SUBMITTER
Last Modified
25 March 2015
General Comment
2012-01-25 Needed for the reaction: (2E,6E)-farnesyl diphosphate = γ-curcumene + diphosphate.