perillyl alcohol

Term ID

CHEBI:15420

Synonyms

• 1-Hydroxymethyl-4-isopropenyl-1-cyclohexene
• 1-perillalcohol
• 4-(1-Methylethenyl)-1-cyclohexene-1-methanol
• 4-Isopropenyl-1-cyclohexene carbinol
• 4-Isopropenylcyclohex-1-en-1-ylmethanol
• [4-(prop-1-en-2-yl)cyclohex-1-en-1-yl]methanol
• dihydrocuminyl alcoholn
• Isocarveol
• p-Mentha-1,8-dien-7-ol
• Perilla alcohol
• Perillol
• perillyl alcohol

Definition

A limonene monoterpenoid consists of a cyclohexene ring substituted by a hydroxymethyl and a prop-1-en-2-yl group at positions 1 and 4 respectively. It is a constituent of a variety of essential oils including lavender.

References

• cas:536-59-4
• hmdb:HMDB0003634
• metacyc.compound:Perillyl-Alcohols
• pubmed:10379660
• pubmed:11840288
• pubmed:15210838
• pubmed:23727191
• reaxys:2044612

Ontology

ChEBI  ( EBI )

Resources

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