Description | Alpha thujene, also known as α thujene, belongs to the class of organic compounds known as bicyclic monoterpenoids. These are monoterpenoids containing exactly 2 rings, which are fused to each other. α-thujene is found in Achillea abrotanoides, Achillea grandifolia, Achillea millefolium, Achillea nana, Achillea nobilis, Acorus calamus, Aframomum angustifolium, Ajuga chamaepitys, Aloysia triphylla, Alpinia conchigera, Alpinia latilabris, Alpinia zerumbet, Anethum graveolens, Angelica archangelica, Artemisia annua, Artemisia arborescens, Artemisia herba-alba, Artemisia sericea, Artemisia thuscula, Artemisia vulgaris, Aster scaber, Athamanta macedonica, Baccharis dracunculifolia, Baccharis linearifolia, Baeckea frutescens, Blepharocalyx salicifolius, Blepharocalyx tweediei, Boswellia frereana, Boswellia sacra, Bothriochloa bladhii, Brassica napus, Callistemon linearis, Calyptranthes spruceana, Canella winterana, Cannabis sativa, Cantinoa mutabilis, Chamaecyparis formosensis, Chamaecyparis lawsoniana, Chamaecyparis pisifera, Chrysanthemum indicum, Chrysanthemum morifolium, Cistus incanus, Citrus limon, Citrus medica, Citrus natsudaidai, Citrus reticulata, Citrus unshiu, Commiphora africana, Commiphora gurreh, Conyza sumatrensis, Coriandrum sativum, Croton micans, Croton sarcopetalus, Cryptotaenia japonica, Curcuma pierreana, Cymbopogon flexuosus, Diplotaenia cachrydifolia, Dracocephalum aucheri, Elsholtzia pilosa, Coespeletia timotensis, Espeletia weddellii, Eucalyptus apodophylla, Eucalyptus camaldulensis, Eucalyptus cladocalyx, Eucalyptus dealbata, Eucalyptus delegatensis, Eucalyptus globulus, Eugenia dysenterica, Ferulago nodosa, Grindelia pulchella, Hedychium coronarium, Hedychium spicatum, Hedyosmum mexicanum, Helichrysum odoratissimum, Heracleum dissectum, Heracleum persicum, Hyssopus officinalis, Juniperus monticola, Lavandula angustifolia, Leonotis leonurus, Lepechinia chamaedryoides, Lepechinia floribunda, Lippia graveolens, Lippia origanoides, Liquidambar styraciflua, Mangifera indica, Melaleuca alternifolia, Melaleuca linariifolia, Melaleuca quinquenervia, Micromeria biflora, Micromeria maderensis, Monarda fistulosa, Monardella hypoleuca, Mosla cavaleriei, Mosla chinensis, Myrtus communis, Nepeta crispa, Ocimum basilicum, Ocimum gratissimum, Origanum acutidens, Origanum minutiflorum, Origanum onites, Origanum syriacum, Origanum vulgare, Pelargonium citronellum, Pelargonium quercifolium, Persicaria minor, Petroselinum crispum, Phlomis fruticosa, Phyla dulcis, Pimenta racemosa, Pimpinella anisum, Pinus pumila, Piper aduncum, Piper auritum, Piper guineense, Piper marginatum, Piper sylvestre, Pittosporum balfourii, Platycladus orientalis, Porophyllum ruderale, Psiadia altissima, Psidium salutare, Quercus ilex, Renealmia floribunda, Rhanterium epapposum, Salvia cuspidata, Salvia dorisiana, Salvia hydrangea, Salvia officinalis, Salvia rosmarinus, Salvia sclarea, Salvia tomentosa, Satureja cuneifolia, Satureja hortensis, Scalesia aspera, Sequoia sempervirens, Sideritis perfoliata, Stachys aegyptiaca, Syzygium aromaticum, Tagetes minuta, Tambourissa leptophylla, Tanacetum parthenium, Tanacetum vulgare, Teucrium salviastrum, Thuja occidentalis, Thymbra spicata, Thymus carmanicus, Thymus kotschyanus, Thymus pubescens, Thymus revolutus, Thymus vulgaris, Thymus zygioides, Toddalia asiatica, Trachyspermum ammi, Trichostema dichotomum, Chrysopogon zizanioides, Vitex agnus-castus, Vitex negundo, Xenophyllum poposum, Xylopia aromatica, Zanthoxylum armatum, Zanthoxylum bungeanum, Zanthoxylum schinifolium, Zingiber officinale and Zingiber zerumbet. It was first documented in 2022 (PMID: 36091238). Based on a literature review a significant number of articles have been published on alpha thujene (PMID: 36080231) (PMID: 35999251) (PMID: 35642401) (PMID: 35567189). |
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