trans-benzylideneacetone (CHEBI:78399)

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ChEBI Name	trans-benzylideneacetone

ChEBI ID	CHEBI:78399

ChEBI ASCII Name	trans-benzylideneacetone

Definition	The trans-isomer of benzylideneacetone. It acts as an inhibitor of the enzyme phospholipase A2 (EC 3.1.1.4) of insects like diamond back moth.

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

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Formula

C10H10O

Net Charge

Average Mass

146.18580

Monoisotopic Mass

146.07316

InChI

InChI=1S/C10H10O/c1-9(11)7-8-10-5-3-2-4-6-10/h2-8H,1H3/b8-7+

InChIKey

BWHOZHOGCMHOBV-BQYQJAHWSA-N

SMILES

CC(=O)\C=C\c1ccccc1

Roles Classification
Biological Role(s):	flavouring agent A food additive that is used to added improve the taste or odour of a food. bacterial metabolite Any prokaryotic metabolite produced during a metabolic reaction in bacteria. EC 3.1.1.4 (phospholipase A2) inhibitor An EC 3.1.1.* (carboxylic ester hydrolase) inhibitor that interferes with the action of phospholipase A2 (EC 3.1.1.4).

Application(s):	flavouring agent A food additive that is used to added improve the taste or odour of a food. fragrance A substance, extract, or preparation for diffusing or imparting an agreeable or attractive smell.

ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing	trans-benzylideneacetone (CHEBI:78399) has role bacterial metabolite (CHEBI:76969) trans-benzylideneacetone (CHEBI:78399) has role EC 3.1.1.4 (phospholipase A₂) inhibitor (CHEBI:50469) trans-benzylideneacetone (CHEBI:78399) has role flavouring agent (CHEBI:35617) trans-benzylideneacetone (CHEBI:78399) has role fragrance (CHEBI:48318) trans-benzylideneacetone (CHEBI:78399) is a benzylideneacetone (CHEBI:217301)

IUPAC Name

(3E)-4-phenylbut-3-en-2-one

Last Modified

30 April 2014