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Version5.0
StatusExpected but not Quantified
Creation Date2012-04-03 14:10:32 UTC
Update Date2021-09-14 15:29:57 UTC
HMDB IDHMDB0013687
Secondary Accession Numbers
  • HMDB13687
Metabolite Identification
Common NameNookatone
DescriptionNootkatone is a natural organic compound and is the most important and expensive aromatic of grapefruit. It is a sesquiterpene and a ketone. Nootkatone was previously thought to be one of the main chemical components of the smell and flavour of grapefruits. In its solid form it is usually found as crystals. As a liquid, it is viscous and yellow. Nootkatone is typically extracted from grapefruit, but can also be manufactured with genetically modified organisms, or through the chemical or biochemical oxidation of valencene. It is also found in Alaska yellow cedar trees and vetiver grass.
Structure
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Synonyms
ValueSource
(+)-5,6-Dimethyl-8-isopropenylbicyclo[4.4.0]dec-1-en-3-oneHMDB
4BetaH,5alpha-eremophila-1(10),11-dien-2-oneHMDB
4BetaH,5alpha-eremorphila-1(10)11-dien-2-oneHMDB
NootkataneHMDB
Nootkatone, (4R-(4alpha,4aalpha,6beta))-isomerMeSH
Chemical FormulaC15H22O
Average Molecular Weight218.3346
Monoisotopic Molecular Weight218.167065326
IUPAC Name4,4a-dimethyl-6-(prop-1-en-2-yl)-2,3,4,4a,5,6,7,8-octahydronaphthalen-2-one
Traditional Namenootkatone
CAS Registry Number4674-50-4
SMILES
CC1CC(=O)C=C2CCC(CC12C)C(C)=C
InChI Identifier
InChI=1S/C15H22O/c1-10(2)12-5-6-13-8-14(16)7-11(3)15(13,4)9-12/h8,11-12H,1,5-7,9H2,2-4H3
InChI KeyWTOYNNBCKUYIKC-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Chemical Taxonomy
Description Belongs to the class of organic compounds known as eremophilane, 8,9-secoeremophilane and furoeremophilane sesquiterpenoids. These are sesquiterpenoids with a structure based either on the eremophilane skeleton, its 8,9-seco derivative, or the furoeremophilane skeleton. Eremophilanes have been shown to be derived from eudesmanes by migration of the methyl group at C-10 to C-5.
KingdomOrganic compounds
Super ClassLipids and lipid-like molecules
ClassPrenol lipids
Sub ClassSesquiterpenoids
Direct ParentEremophilane, 8,9-secoeremophilane and furoeremophilane sesquiterpenoids
Alternative Parents
Substituents
  • Eremophilane sesquiterpenoid
  • Cyclohexenone
  • Cyclic ketone
  • Ketone
  • Organic oxygen compound
  • Organic oxide
  • Hydrocarbon derivative
  • Organooxygen compound
  • Carbonyl group
  • Aliphatic homopolycyclic compound
Molecular FrameworkAliphatic homopolycyclic compounds
External DescriptorsNot Available
Ontology
Physiological effect
Disposition
Process
Role
Physical Properties
StateSolid
Experimental Molecular Properties
PropertyValueReference
Melting Point36 °CNot Available
Boiling PointNot AvailableNot Available
Water SolubilityNot AvailableNot Available
LogPNot AvailableNot Available
Experimental Chromatographic PropertiesNot Available
Predicted Molecular Properties
Predicted Chromatographic Properties
Spectra
Biological Properties
Cellular Locations
  • Membrane (predicted from logP)
Biospecimen LocationsNot Available
Tissue LocationsNot Available
Pathways
Normal Concentrations
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Abnormal Concentrations
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Associated Disorders and Diseases
Disease ReferencesNone
Associated OMIM IDsNone
DrugBank IDNot Available
Phenol Explorer Compound IDNot Available
FooDB IDFDB014799
KNApSAcK IDC00016987
Chemspider ID19575
KEGG Compound IDNot Available
BioCyc IDNot Available
BiGG IDNot Available
Wikipedia LinkNootkatone
METLIN IDNot Available
PubChem Compound20797
PDB IDNot Available
ChEBI IDNot Available
Food Biomarker OntologyNot Available
VMH IDNot Available
MarkerDB IDNot Available
Good Scents IDNot Available
References
Synthesis ReferenceNot Available
Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS)Not Available
General References
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  4. Lingwood D, Simons K: Lipid rafts as a membrane-organizing principle. Science. 2010 Jan 1;327(5961):46-50. doi: 10.1126/science.1174621. [PubMed:20044567 ]
  5. Gunstone, Frank D., John L. Harwood, and Albert J. Dijkstra (2007). The lipid handbook with CD-ROM. CRC Press.