Term Name: zingiberene
Synonyms: (-)-alpha-zingiberene, (-)-zingiberene, (5R)-2-methyl-5-[(2S)-6-methylhept-5-en-2-yl]cyclohexa-1,3-diene, (5R)-5-[(1S)-1,5-dimethyl-4-hexenyl]-2-methyl-1,3-cyclohexadiene, Alpha-zingiberene
Definition: 2-Methylcyclohexa-1,3-diene in which a hydrogen at the 5 position is substituted (R configuration) by a 6-methyl-hept-5-en-2-yl group (S configuration). It is a sesquiterpene found in the dried rhizomes of Indonesian ginger, Zingiber officinale.
Ontology: ChEBI [CHEBI:10115]  ( EBI )

Relationships
is a type of: cyclohexadiene sesquiterpene
inverse is_enantiomer_of: ent-zingiberene
is_enantiomer_of: ent-zingiberene