CHEBI:10224 - α-cubebene

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ChEBI Name α-cubebene
ChEBI ID CHEBI:10224
ChEBI ASCII Name alpha-cubebene
Definition A tricyclic sesquiterpene with formula C15H24, isolated from Hungarian thyme, citrus fruit, chamomile, and several other flowering plants.
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Formula C15H24
Net Charge 0
Average Mass 204.357
Monoisotopic Mass 204.18780
InChI InChI=1S/C15H24/c1-9(2)12-6-5-11(4)15-8-7-10(3)13(15)14(12)15/h7,9,11-14H,5-6,8H2,1-4H3/t11-,12+,13-,14-,15+/m1/s1
InChIKey XUEHVOLRMXNRKQ-KHMAMNHCSA-N
SMILES C1C[C@H]([C@]2([C@]3([C@@H]1C)CC=C([C@]23[H])C)[H])C(C)C
Metabolite of Species Details
Solanum verbascifolium (IPNI:332155-2) Found in leaf (BTO:0000713). See: Ruijun et al. (2006) Chemical constituents of essential oil from leaves of Solanum verbascifolium(Solanaceae). Journal of Tropical and Subtropical Botany, 14(6), 526-529.
Thymus pannonicus (IPNI:461498-1) See: PubMed
Lepidagathis fasciculata (IPNI:52001-1) Found in aerial part (BTO:0001658). See: PubMed
Cinnamomum (NCBI:txid13428) See: PubMed
Citrus grandis (NCBI:txid37334) Isolated from peel. See: PubMed
Citrus x paradisi (NCBI:txid37656) Isolated from peel. See: PubMed
Annona cherimola (NCBI:txid49314) Found in leaf (BTO:0000713). See: PubMed
Piper lanceifolium (NCBI:txid538291) Found in aerial part (BTO:0001658). See: PubMed
Homo sapiens (NCBI:txid9606) Found in saliva (UBERON:0001836). See: PubMed
Homo sapiens (NCBI:txid9606) Found in faeces (UBERON:0001988). See: PubMed
Matricaria chamomilla (NCBI:txid98504) See: PubMed
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.
human metabolite
Any mammalian metabolite produced during a metabolic reaction in humans (Homo sapiens).
volatile oil component
Any plant metabolite that is found naturally as a component of a volatile oil.
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ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing α-cubebene (CHEBI:10224) has role human metabolite (CHEBI:77746)
α-cubebene (CHEBI:10224) has role plant metabolite (CHEBI:76924)
α-cubebene (CHEBI:10224) has role volatile oil component (CHEBI:27311)
α-cubebene (CHEBI:10224) is a carbotricyclic compound (CHEBI:38032)
α-cubebene (CHEBI:10224) is a sesquiterpene (CHEBI:35189)
IUPAC Name
(3aS,3bR,4S,7R,7aR)-3,7-dimethyl-4-(propan-2-yl)-3a,3b,4,5,6,7-hexahydro-1H-cyclopenta[1,3]cyclopropa[1,2]benzene
Synonyms Sources
(−)-alpha-cubebene ChemIDplus
(−)-α-cubebene ChemIDplus
(1R,5S,6R,7S,10R)-4,10-dimethyl-7-(propan-2-yl)tricyclo[4.4.0.01,5]dec-3-ene IUPAC
α-cubebene UniProt
alpha-cubebene ChemIDplus
Manual Xrefs Databases
C00003120 KNApSAcK
C09647 KEGG COMPOUND
CPD-8739 MetaCyc
FDB015294 FooDB
HMDB0036413 HMDB
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Registry Numbers Types Sources
17699-14-8 CAS Registry Number ChemIDplus
17699-14-8 CAS Registry Number NIST Chemistry WebBook
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21 July 2020