| Term Name: | grasshopper ketone |
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| Synonyms: | (-)-grasshopper ketone, (3M)-4-[(2R,4S)-2,4-dihydroxy-2,6,6-trimethylcyclohexylidene]but-3-en-2-one, (3Ra)-4-[(2R,4S)-2,4-dihydroxy-2,6,6-trimethylcyclohexylidene]but-3-en-2-one |
| Definition: | A member of the class of allenes that is cyclohexane substituted by 3-oxobut-1-en-1-ylidene, methyl, hydroxy, hydroxy, methyl and methyl groups at positions 1, 2, 2, 4, 6 and 6, respectively (the 2R,3R,4S-stereoisomer). It is isolated from the grasshopper, Romalea microptera. |
| Ontology: | ChEBI [CHEBI:177873] ( EBI ) |