| Description | Alpha-Terpineol, also known as 1-α-terpineol or 1-menthene-8-ol, belongs to the class of organic compounds known as menthane monoterpenoids. These are monoterpenoids with a structure based on the o-, m-, or p-menthane backbone. P-menthane consists of the cyclohexane ring with a methyl group and a (2-methyl)-propyl group at the 1 and 4 ring position, respectively. The o- and m- menthanes are much rarer, and presumably arise by alkyl migration of p-menthanes. terpineol is found in Abies alba, Abies sachalinensis, Abies sibirica, Achillea abrotanoides, Achillea millefolium, Achillea moschata, Acokanthera oblongifolia, Acorus calamus, Aframomum angustifolium, Aframomum daniellii, Aframomum melegueta, Agathosma betulina, Ageratum conyzoides, Aloysia citrodora, Aloysia triphylla, Alpinia chinensis, Alpinia conchigera, Alpinia galanga, Alpinia latilabris, Alpinia zerumbet, Ambrosiozyma monospora, Ananas comosus, Anethum graveolens, Annona muricata, Annona squamosa, Anthemis aciphylla, Anthemis cotula, Aristolochia asclepiadifolia, Artemisia annua, Artemisia arborescens, Artemisia argyi, Artemisia austriaca, Artemisia capillaris, Artemisia dubia, Artemisia halophila, Artemisia herba-alba, Artemisia lagocephala, Artemisia salsoloides, Artemisia scoparia, Artemisia sericea, Artemisia sieberi, Artemisia tridentata, Artemisia vulgaris, Asarum canadense, Asarum megacalyx, Asarum trigynum, Aspalathus linearis, Aster scaber, Athamanta macedonica, Aucoumea klaineana, Austrobaileya scandens, Austromyrtus dulcis, Baccharis articulata, Baccharis dracunculifolia, Backhousia angustifolia, Bellis perennis, Betula alnoides, Blepharocalyx tweediei, Boswellia sacra, Bothriochloa pertusa, Bupleurum fruticosum, Caesulia axillaris, Callistemon linearis, Callistemon rigidus, Callitropsis nootkatensis, Calyptranthes spruceana, Camellia sinensis, Cananga odorata, Canarium zeylanicum, Canella winterana, Cannabis sativa, Hyptis spicigera, Cantinoa mutabilis, Carica papaya, Carpesium abrotanoides, Carum carvi, Catha edulis, Cedrus libani, Centella asiatica, Chaenomeles speciosa, Chaerophyllum bulbosum, Chaerophyllum macrospermum, Chamaecyparis lawsoniana, Chamaecyparis obtusa, Chamaecyparis pisifera, Chromolaena odorata, Cichorium endivia, Cinnamomum camphora, Cinnamomum osmophloeum, Cinnamomum sieboldii, Cinnamomum verum, Cistus incanus, Citrus aurantium, Citrus bergamia, Citrus iyo, Citrus junos, Citrus limon, Citrus medica, Citrus natsudaidai, Citrus paradisi, Citrus reticulata, Citrus sinensis, Citrus unshiu, Citrus wilsonii, Cleistopholis patens, Cleonia lusitanica, Clinopodium carolinianum, Clinopodium gilliesii, Clinopodium grandiflorum, Clinopodium serpyllifolium, Coffea arabica, Commiphora gurreh, Coriandrum sativum, Corymbia citriodora, Croton jacobinensis, Cryptomeria japonica, Cuminum cyminum, Cunila microcephala, Cupressus sempervirens, Curcuma aeruginosa, Curcuma longa, Curcuma pierreana, Curcuma xanthorrhiza, Cymbopogon citratus, Cymbopogon flexuosus, Solanum betaceum, Dacrydium nausoriense, Daucus carota, Diplotaenia cachrydifolia, Echinophora tournefortii, Elettaria cardamomum, Elsholtzia ciliata, Elsholtzia fruticosa, Elsholtzia pilosa, Ephedra sinica, Erigeron canadensis, Coespeletia timotensis, Etlingera elatior, Eucalyptus apodophylla, Eucalyptus bosistoana, Eucalyptus brassiana, Eucalyptus bridgesiana, Eucalyptus camaldulensis, Eucalyptus ceratocorys, Eucalyptus cloeziana, Eucalyptus cunninghamii, Eucalyptus dealbata, Eucalyptus delegatensis, Eucalyptus globulus, Eucalyptus mitchelliana, Eucalyptus nitens, Eucalyptus odorata, Eucalyptus pulverulenta, Eucalyptus radiata, Eugenia dysenterica, Ferulago nodosa, Fragaria moschata, Fragaria ananassa, Garcinia mangostana, Geum heterocarpum, Glycyrrhiza glabra, Gossypium hirsutum, Grindelia pulchella, Guarea macrophylla, Gundelia tournefortii, Gymnodinium nagasakiense, Hamamelis virginiana, Hedychium spicatum, Helianthus annuus, Helichrysum amorginum, Helichrysum italicum, Helichrysum odoratissimum, Heracleum dissectum, Hesperis matronalis, Hesperozygis rhododon, Heteropyxis natalensis, Heterotheca subaxillaris, Hippia frutescens, Homalomena occulta, Houttuynia cordata, Humulus lupulus, Hypericum gentianoides, Hypericum hyssopifolium, Mesosphaerum suaveolens, Ichthyothere terminalis, Ilex paraguariensis, Illicium verum, Ipomoea batatas, Jasminum grandiflorum, Juniperus communis, Juniperus drupacea, Juniperus monticola, Juniperus scopulorum, Kunzea pauciflora, Kunzea salina, Lagoecia cuminoides, Lantana camara, Lantana ukambensis, Larix gmelinii, Larix occidentalis, Larix sibirica, Laurus nobilis, Lavandula angustifolia, Lavandula latifolia, Lavandula stoechas, Lepechinia chamaedryoides, Lepechinia floribunda, Leptospermum scoparium, Levisticum officinale, Ligusticum chuanxiong, Lindera sericea, Lippia alba, Lippia graveolens, Phyla nodiflora, Lippia origanoides, Lippia rehmannii, Liquidambar styraciflua, Litchi chinensis, Litsea cubeba, Litsea glaucescens, Lonicera japonica, Lychnophora ericoides, Matricaria chamomilla, Melaleuca alternifolia, Melaleuca linariifolia, Melaleuca quinquenervia, Melissa officinalis, Mentha piperita, Mentha pulegium, Mentha spicata, Methylosinus trichosporium, Micromeria biflora, Micromeria maderensis, Micromeria teneriffae, Mikania cordifolia, Minthostachys andina, Mitracarpus hirtus, Monarda citriodora, Monarda fistulosa, Myrcianthes cisplatensis, Myrcianthes fragrans, Myrciaria floribunda, Myristica fragrans, Myrrhis odorata, Myrtus communis, Narcissus tazetta, Nelumbo lutea, Nepeta binaloudensis, Nepeta nepetella, Nepeta nuda, Nepeta racemosa, Nicotiana alata, Ocimum basilicum, Ocimum campechianum, Ocimum gratissimum, Ocimum kilimandscharicum, Ocimum tenuiflorum, Ocotea longifolia, Oenanthe aquatica, Olearia phlogopappa, Origanum acutidens, Origanum adanense, Origanum cordifolium, Origanum husnucan-baseri, Origanum hypericifolium, Origanum majorana, Origanum majoricum, Origanum minutiflorum, Origanum onites, Origanum ramonense, Origanum sipyleum, Origanum syriacum, Origanum vulgare, Osbornia octodonta, Osmitopsis asteriscoides, Paeonia lactiflora, Pandanus tectorius, Pectis elongata, Pelargonium citronellum, Pelargonium endlicherianum, Pelargonium quercifolium, Pelargonium vitifolium, Perilla frutescens, Persea americana, Petroselinum crispum, Peucedanum zenkeri, Phaseolus vulgaris, Phyla dulcis, Picea abies, Picea glehnii, Picea koraiensis, Picea rubens, Picea schrenkiana, Picea sitchensis, Pimenta racemosa, Pimpinella anisum, Pinus cembra, Pinus densiflora, Pinus koraiensis, Pinus ponderosa, Pinus sylvestris, Piper auritum, Piper fimbriulatum, Piper guineense, Piper nigrum, Piper regnellii, Piper sylvestre, Pistacia integerrima, Pistacia lentiscus, Pistacia vera, Pittosporum balfourii, Pittosporum tobira, Pityophthorus pityographus, Plumeria rubra, Podisus maculiventris, Poliomintha incana, Polygala senega, Populus alba, Prunus armeniaca, Pseudotsuga menziesii, Psiadia altissima, Psidium salutare, Pulicaria arabica, Pycnanthemum floridanum, Quercus agrifolia, Renealmia floribunda, Rhodiola rosea, Robinia pseudoacacia, Salvia caespitosa, Salvia cinnabarina, Salvia columbariae, Salvia cuspidata, Salvia dorisiana, Salvia fruticosa, Salvia hydrangea, Salvia officinalis, Salvia rosmarinus, Salvia sclarea, Santiria trimera, Santolina chamaecyparissus, Santolina corsica, Satureja cuneifolia, Satureja spicigera, Saxifraga stolonifera, Scandix australis, Schinus molle, Sequoia sempervirens, Sequoiadendron giganteum, Sideritis athoa, Sideritis chamaedryfolia, Sideritis tragoriganum, Solanum tuberosum, Solidago odora, Spondias mombin, Stachys aegyptiaca, Stachys glutinosa, Stachys recta, Stevia rebaudiana, Swertia japonica, Syzygium formosanum, Syzygium nervosum, Tamarindus indica, Tanacetum parthenium, Tanacetum vulgare, Tetradenia riparia, Teucrium cyprium, Teucrium salviastrum, Thapsia garganica, Thryptomene saxicola, Thuja occidentalis, Thuja plicata, Thymbra capitata, Thymbra spicata, Thymus broussonetii, Thymus cilicicus, Thymus citriodorus, Thymus eigii, Thymus longicaulis, Thymus marschallianus, Thymus saturejoides, Thymus sibthorpii, Thymus sipyleus, Thymus vulgaris, Thymus zygioides, Tithonia diversifolia, Toddalia asiatica, Tordylium apulum, Trachyspermum ammi, Tricholoma matsutake, Trigonotis peduncularis, Umbellularia californica, Uvariopsis tripetala, Vaccinium ashei, Valeriana officinalis, Vanilla planifolia, Vasconcellea heilbornii, Viburnum dilatatum, Virola surinamensis, Vitex agnus-castus, Vitex negundo, Vitis rotundifolia, Vitis vinifera, Xanthium strumarium, Xenophyllum poposum, Xylopia aethiopica, Xylopia aromatica, Zanthoxylum armatum, Zanthoxylum bungeanum, Zanthoxylum chalybeum, Zanthoxylum simulans, Zea mays, Zieria arborescens, Zingiber mioga, Zingiber officinale and Zingiber zerumbet. Alpha-Terpineol is an extremely weak basic (essentially neutral) compound (based on its pKa). |
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