CHEBI:138772 - α-isomethylionyl acetate

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ChEBI Name α-isomethylionyl acetate
ChEBI ID CHEBI:138772
ChEBI ASCII Name alpha-isomethylionyl acetate
Definition An acetate ester resulting from the formal condensation of the carboxy group of acetic acid with the hydroxy group of 3-methyl-4-(2,6,6-trimethylcyclohex-2-en-1-yl)but-3-en-2-ol. It is used a flavoring agent.
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Formula C16H26O2
Net Charge 0
Average Mass 250.382
Monoisotopic Mass 250.19328
InChI InChI=1S/C16H26O2/c1-11-8-7-9-16(5,6)15(11)10-12(2)13(3)18-14(4)17/h8,10,13,15H,7,9H2,1-6H3/b12-10+
InChIKey TYUPZTIJMKMYHL-ZRDIBKRKSA-N
SMILES CC(OC(C)=O)C(\C)=C\C1C(C)=CCCC1(C)C
Metabolite of Species Details
Arabidopsis (NCBI:txid3701) See: PubMed
Homo sapiens (NCBI:txid9606) Identified in normal mammary cells and breast cancer cells. See: PubMed
Roles Classification
Biological Role(s): flavouring agent
A food additive that is used to added improve the taste or odour of a food.
human metabolite
Any mammalian metabolite produced during a metabolic reaction in humans (Homo sapiens).
plant metabolite
Any eukaryotic metabolite produced during a metabolic reaction in plants, the kingdom that include flowering plants, conifers and other gymnosperms.
Application(s): flavouring agent
A food additive that is used to added improve the taste or odour of a food.
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ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing α-isomethylionyl acetate (CHEBI:138772) has role flavouring agent (CHEBI:35617)
α-isomethylionyl acetate (CHEBI:138772) has role human metabolite (CHEBI:77746)
α-isomethylionyl acetate (CHEBI:138772) has role plant metabolite (CHEBI:76924)
α-isomethylionyl acetate (CHEBI:138772) is a acetate ester (CHEBI:47622)
α-isomethylionyl acetate (CHEBI:138772) is a olefinic compound (CHEBI:78840)
α-isomethylionyl acetate (CHEBI:138772) is a sesquiterpenoid (CHEBI:26658)
IUPAC Name
(3E)-3-methyl-4-(2,6,6-trimethylcyclohex-2-en-1-yl)but-3-en-2-yl acetate
Synonyms Sources
(3E)-3-methyl-4-(2,6,6-trimethyl-2-cyclohexen-1-yl)-3-buten-2-yl acetate ChEBI
1,2-dimethyl-3-(2,6,6-trimethyl-2-cyclohexen-1-yl)propen-1-yl acetate ChemIDplus
3-methyl-4-(2,6,6-trimethyl-2-cyclohexen-1-yl)-3-buten-2-ol acetate ChemIDplus
3-methyl-4-(2,6,6-trimethylcyclohex-2-enyl)but-3-en-2-yl acetate ChEBI
3-methyl-α-ionyl acetate HMDB
alpha-isomethylionyl acetate ChemIDplus
FEMA 3845 HMDB
methyl α-ionylacetate ChemIDplus
methyl-α-ionyl acetate ChemIDplus
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4942023 ChemSpider
FDB016747 FooDB
HMDB0037631 HMDB
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Registry Number Type Source
68555-61-3 CAS Registry Number ChemIDplus
Citations Waiting for Citations Types Sources
24903350 PubMed citation Europe PMC
27883040 PubMed citation Europe PMC
Last Modified
16 April 2021