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| Version | 2.0 |
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| Created at | 2022-09-09 20:42:21 UTC |
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| Updated at | 2022-09-09 20:42:22 UTC |
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| NP-MRD ID | NP0290151 |
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| Secondary Accession Numbers | None |
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| Natural Product Identification |
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| Common Name | (-)-α-curcumene |
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| Description | (-)-Alpha-Curcumene, also known as (R)-curcumene or L-α-curcumene, belongs to the class of organic compounds known as sesquiterpenoids. These are terpenes with three consecutive isoprene units (-)-alpha-Curcumene is possibly neutral. Outside of the human body, (-)-alpha-Curcumene is found, on average, in the highest concentration within turmerics (-)-alpha-Curcumene has also been detected, but not quantified in, rosemaries. This could make (-)-alpha-curcumene a potential biomarker for the consumption of these foods. (-)-α-curcumene is found in Abies sachalinensis, Acorus calamus, Aloysia citrodora, Aloysia gratissima, Alpinia chinensis, Anaphalis longifolia, Anthemis aciphylla, Antillogorgia rigida, Artemisia frigida, Artemisia gmelinii, Asarum asperum, Aster scaber, Bahia ambrosioides, Bidens andicola, Calea jamaicensis, Callitropsis nootkatensis, Cannabis sativa, Chamaemelum fuscatum, Chrysanthemum indicum, Cinnamomum sieboldii, Cistus albidus, Conyza sumatrensis, Coreopsis fasciculata, Cotula cinerea, Curcuma longa, Curcuma xanthorrhiza, Cymbopogon martinii, Dumortiera hirsuta, Erigeron canadensis, Eucalyptus dealbata, Gossypium hirsutum, Gundelia tournefortii, Helichrysum odoratissimum, Helichrysum stenopterum, Hypericum coris, Isocoma tenuisecta, Jessea multivenia, Larix gmelinii, Lepechinia chamaedryoides, Lychnophora ericoides, Marsupella emarginata, Olearia paniculata, Olearia teretifolia, Onoseris onoseroides, Osyris quadripartita, Pelargonium citronellum, Perilla frutescens, Pimpinella anisum, Piper gibbilimbum, Plazia daphnoides, Rhododendron mucronulatum, Roldana aschenborniana, Salvia aurea, Santolina canescens, Senecio inaequidens, Senecio squalidus, Sideritis perfoliata, Sideritis tragoriganum, Swertia japonica, Tambourissa leptophylla, Teucrium polium, Ursinia speciosa, Vitex agnus-castus, Widdringtonia whytei and Zingiber officinale. (-)-α-curcumene was first documented in 1986 (PMID: 3725873). An alpha-curcumene that has R configuration at the chiral centre (PMID: 15330612) (PMID: 17827762) (PMID: 11087620). |
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| Structure | C[C@H](CCC=C(C)C)C1=CC=C(C)C=C1 InChI=1S/C15H22/c1-12(2)6-5-7-14(4)15-10-8-13(3)9-11-15/h6,8-11,14H,5,7H2,1-4H3/t14-/m1/s1 |
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| Synonyms | | Value | Source |
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| (R)-(-)-alpha-Curcumene | ChEBI | | (R)-(-)-Curcumene | ChEBI | | (R)-Curcumene | ChEBI | | 4-[(1R)-1,5-Dimethylhex-4-enyl]-1-methylbenzene | ChEBI | | L-alpha-Curcumene | ChEBI | | (R)-1-(1,5-Dimethyl-4-hexenyl)-4-methylbenzene | Kegg | | (R)-(-)-a-Curcumene | Generator | | (R)-(-)-Α-curcumene | Generator | | L-a-Curcumene | Generator | | L-Α-curcumene | Generator | | (-)-a-Curcumene | Generator | | (-)-Α-curcumene | Generator | | (R)-Isomer OF alpha-curcumene | HMDB | | 1-(1,5-Dimethyl-4-hexenyl)-4-methylbenzene | HMDB | | 2-Methyl-6-p-tolyl-2-heptene | HMDB | | alpha-Curcumene | HMDB | | (S)-Isomer OF alpha-curcumene | HMDB | | Ar-curcumene | HMDB |
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| Chemical Formula | C15H22 |
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| Average Mass | 202.3352 Da |
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| Monoisotopic Mass | 202.17215 Da |
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| IUPAC Name | 1-methyl-4-[(2R)-6-methylhept-5-en-2-yl]benzene |
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| Traditional Name | (-)-α-curcumene |
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| CAS Registry Number | Not Available |
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| SMILES | C[C@H](CCC=C(C)C)C1=CC=C(C)C=C1 |
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| InChI Identifier | InChI=1S/C15H22/c1-12(2)6-5-7-14(4)15-10-8-13(3)9-11-15/h6,8-11,14H,5,7H2,1-4H3/t14-/m1/s1 |
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| InChI Key | VMYXUZSZMNBRCN-CQSZACIVSA-N |
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| Experimental Spectra |
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| Not Available | | Predicted Spectra |
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| | Spectrum Type | Description | Depositor ID | Depositor Organization | Depositor | Deposition Date | View |
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| 1D NMR | 13C NMR Spectrum (1D, 25 MHz, H2O, predicted) | Wishart Lab | Wishart Lab | David Wishart | 2021-06-20 | View Spectrum | | 1D NMR | 1H NMR Spectrum (1D, 100 MHz, H2O, predicted) | Wishart Lab | Wishart Lab | David Wishart | 2021-06-20 | View Spectrum | | 1D NMR | 13C NMR Spectrum (1D, 252 MHz, H2O, predicted) | Wishart Lab | Wishart Lab | David Wishart | 2021-06-20 | View Spectrum | | 1D NMR | 1H NMR Spectrum (1D, 1000 MHz, H2O, predicted) | Wishart Lab | Wishart Lab | David Wishart | 2021-06-20 | View Spectrum | | 1D NMR | 13C NMR Spectrum (1D, 50 MHz, H2O, predicted) | Wishart Lab | Wishart Lab | David Wishart | 2021-06-20 | View Spectrum | | 1D NMR | 1H NMR Spectrum (1D, 200 MHz, H2O, predicted) | Wishart Lab | Wishart Lab | David Wishart | 2021-06-20 | View Spectrum | | 1D NMR | 13C NMR Spectrum (1D, 75 MHz, H2O, predicted) | Wishart Lab | Wishart Lab | David Wishart | 2021-06-20 | View Spectrum | | 1D NMR | 1H NMR Spectrum (1D, 300 MHz, H2O, predicted) | Wishart Lab | Wishart Lab | David Wishart | 2021-06-20 | View Spectrum | | 1D NMR | 13C NMR Spectrum (1D, 101 MHz, H2O, predicted) | Wishart Lab | Wishart Lab | David Wishart | 2021-06-20 | View Spectrum | | 1D NMR | 1H NMR Spectrum (1D, 400 MHz, H2O, predicted) | Wishart Lab | Wishart Lab | David Wishart | 2021-06-20 | View Spectrum | | 1D NMR | 13C NMR Spectrum (1D, 126 MHz, H2O, predicted) | Wishart Lab | Wishart Lab | David Wishart | 2021-06-20 | View Spectrum | | 1D NMR | 1H NMR Spectrum (1D, 500 MHz, H2O, predicted) | Wishart Lab | Wishart Lab | David Wishart | 2021-06-20 | View Spectrum | | 1D NMR | 13C NMR Spectrum (1D, 151 MHz, H2O, predicted) | Wishart Lab | Wishart Lab | David Wishart | 2021-06-20 | View Spectrum | | 1D NMR | 1H NMR Spectrum (1D, 600 MHz, H2O, predicted) | Wishart Lab | Wishart Lab | David Wishart | 2021-06-20 | View Spectrum | | 1D NMR | 13C NMR Spectrum (1D, 176 MHz, H2O, predicted) | Wishart Lab | Wishart Lab | David Wishart | 2021-06-20 | View Spectrum | | 1D NMR | 1H NMR Spectrum (1D, 700 MHz, H2O, predicted) | Wishart Lab | Wishart Lab | David Wishart | 2021-06-20 | View Spectrum | | 1D NMR | 13C NMR Spectrum (1D, 201 MHz, H2O, predicted) | Wishart Lab | Wishart Lab | David Wishart | 2021-06-20 | View Spectrum | | 1D NMR | 1H NMR Spectrum (1D, 800 MHz, H2O, predicted) | Wishart Lab | Wishart Lab | David Wishart | 2021-06-20 | View Spectrum | | 1D NMR | 13C NMR Spectrum (1D, 226 MHz, H2O, predicted) | Wishart Lab | Wishart Lab | David Wishart | 2021-06-20 | View Spectrum | | 1D NMR | 1H NMR Spectrum (1D, 900 MHz, H2O, predicted) | Wishart Lab | Wishart Lab | David Wishart | 2021-06-20 | View Spectrum |
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| Chemical Taxonomy |
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| Description | Belongs to the class of organic compounds known as sesquiterpenoids. These are terpenes with three consecutive isoprene units. |
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| Kingdom | Organic compounds |
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| Super Class | Lipids and lipid-like molecules |
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| Class | Prenol lipids |
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| Sub Class | Sesquiterpenoids |
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| Direct Parent | Sesquiterpenoids |
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| Substituents | - Bisabolane sesquiterpenoid
- Sesquiterpenoid
- P-cymene
- Toluene
- Benzenoid
- Monocyclic benzene moiety
- Aromatic hydrocarbon
- Branched unsaturated hydrocarbon
- Cyclic olefin
- Unsaturated hydrocarbon
- Olefin
- Hydrocarbon
- Aromatic homomonocyclic compound
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| Molecular Framework | Aromatic homomonocyclic compounds |
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| Physical Properties |
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| State | Not Available |
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| Experimental Properties | | Property | Value | Reference |
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| Melting Point | Not Available | Not Available | | Boiling Point | Not Available | Not Available | | Water Solubility | Not Available | Not Available | | LogP | Not Available | Not Available |
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