| Description | 3,4-Dihydrocadalene, also known as (e)-calacorene or alpha-corocalen, belongs to the class of organic compounds known as sesquiterpenoids. These are terpenes with three consecutive isoprene units. 3,4-Dihydrocadalene is possibly neutral. 3,4-Dihydrocadalene is a woody tasting compound. Outside of the human body, 3,4-Dihydrocadalene has been detected, but not quantified in, several different foods, such as alcoholic beverages, cloves, herbs and spices, root vegetables, and rosemaries. 3,4-Dihydrocadalene is found in Aristolochia elegans, Aster scaber, Baccharis dracunculifolia, Bazzania japonica, Bazzania trilobata, Bupleurum acutifolium, Calypogeia muelleriana, Cassinia laevis, Centaurea sessilis, Cinnamomum burmannii, Cinnamomum camphora, Cinnamomum illicioides, Cistus creticus, Cistus incanus, Cleistopholis patens, Cryptomeria japonica, Cymbopogon martinii, Daniellia oliveri, Entandrophragma cylindricum, Eucalyptus nova-anglica, Eucalyptus porosa, Eucalyptus stoatei, Acca sellowiana, Hamamelis virginiana, Hedychium spicatum, Hexalobus crispiflorus, Juniperus, Juniperus oxycedrus, Juniperus sp. , Lantana camara, Larix gmelinii, Larix kaempferi, Larix sibirica, Lentinellus cochleatus, Liquidambar styraciflua, Lophocolea heterophylla, Melaleuca leucadendra L. , Pelargonium quercifolium, Petasites albus , Picea glehnii, Picea koraiensis, Pimenta dioica, Pinus pumila, Piper obliquum, Platostoma africanum, Psiadia altissima, Rhaponticum carthamoides , Schinus molle, Sequoiadendron giganteum, Sideritis tragoriganum, Stevia rebaudiana, Swertia japonica, Tagetes lucida, Tanacetum macrophyllum, Teucrium scorodonia, Tipuana tipu, Uvaria chamae, Chrysopogon zizanioides and Xylopia parviflora . This could make 3,4-dihydrocadalene a potential biomarker for the consumption of these foods. |
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| Structure | CC(C)C1CC=C(C)C2=C1C=C(C)C=C2 InChI=1S/C15H20/c1-10(2)13-8-6-12(4)14-7-5-11(3)9-15(13)14/h5-7,9-10,13H,8H2,1-4H3 |
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