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Record Information

Version

1.0

Creation Date

2022-08-28 10:25:12 UTC

Update Date

2022-09-14 03:38:09 UTC

Chemfont ID

CFc000284202

Molecule Identification

Common Name

Gurjunene-alpha

Definition

Alpha-Gurjunene or (-)-Alpha-Gurjunene, belongs to the class of organic compounds known as 5,10-cycloaromadendrane sesquiterpenoids. These are aromadendrane sesquiterpenoids that arise from the C5-C10 cyclization of the aromadendrane skeleton. It is formally classified as a polycyclic hydrocarbon although it is biochemically a sesquiterpenoid as it synthesized via isoprene units. Sesquiterpenes are terpenes that contain 15 carbon atoms and are comprised of three isoprene units. The biosynthesis of sesquiterpenes is known to occur mainly through the mevalonic acid pathway (MVA), in the cytosol. However, recent studies have found evidence of pathway crosstalk with the methyl-erythritol-phosphate (MEP) pathway in the cytosol. Farnesyl diphosphate (FPP) is a key intermediate in the biosynthesis of cyclic sesquiterpenes. FPP undergoes several cyclization reactions to yield a diverse number of cyclic arrangements. Alpha-Gurjunene is a neutral, hydrophobic molecule that is insoluble in water. It exists as a colorless clear Liquid and has a woody, balsamic odor. It is used as a perfuming agent. Alpha-gurjunene is found in many plants, essential oils and foods including allspice, bay leaf, carrot seeds, eucalyptus, guava, parsley, black papper, sage and tea tree oil.

Structure

MOL SDF PDB SMILES InChI

Synonyms

Value	Source
(-)-a-Gurjunene	Generator
(-)-Α-gurjunene	Generator
a-Gurjunene	Generator
Α-gurjunene	Generator

Chemical Formula

C₁₅H₂₄

Average Molecular Weight

204.357

Monoisotopic Molecular Weight

204.187800773

IUPAC Name

(1aR,4R,4aR,7bS)-1,1,4,7-tetramethyl-1H,1aH,2H,3H,4H,4aH,5H,6H,7bH-cyclopropa[e]azulene

Traditional Name

(-)-α-gurjunene

CAS Registry Number

None

SMILES

C[C@@H]1CC[C@@H]2[C@H](C3=C(C)CC[C@H]13)C2(C)C

InChI Identifier

InChI=1S/C15H24/c1-9-6-8-12-14(15(12,3)4)13-10(2)5-7-11(9)13/h9,11-12,14H,5-8H2,1-4H3/t9-,11-,12-,14-/m1/s1

InChI Key

SPCXZDDGSGTVAW-XIDUGBJDSA-N

Chemical Taxonomy

Description

Belongs to the class of organic compounds known as 5,10-cycloaromadendrane sesquiterpenoids. These are aromadendrane sesquiterpenoids that arise from the C5-C10 cyclization of the aromadendrane skeleton.

Kingdom

Organic compounds

Super Class

Lipids and lipid-like molecules

Class

Prenol lipids

Sub Class

Sesquiterpenoids

Direct Parent

5,10-cycloaromadendrane sesquiterpenoids

Alternative Parents

Substituents

5,10-cycloaromadendrane sesquiterpenoid
Branched unsaturated hydrocarbon
Polycyclic hydrocarbon
Cyclic olefin
Unsaturated aliphatic hydrocarbon
Unsaturated hydrocarbon
Olefin
Hydrocarbon
Aliphatic homopolycyclic compound

Molecular Framework

Aliphatic homopolycyclic compounds

External Descriptors

carbotricyclic compound (CHEBI:61699 )
sesquiterpene (CHEBI:61699 )

Functional Ontology

Not Available

Exogenous (HMDB: HMDB0304686)

Food

Milk and milk product

Fermented milk product

Cheese (FooDB: FOOD00617)

Unfermented milk

Milk (Cow) (FooDB: FOOD00618)

Process

Not Available

Role

Not Available

Physical Properties

Predicted Properties

Property	Value	Source
Water Solubility	0.012 g/L	ALOGPS
logP	4.45	ALOGPS
logP	4.04	ChemAxon
logS	-4.2	ALOGPS
Physiological Charge	0	ChemAxon
Hydrogen Acceptor Count	0	ChemAxon
Hydrogen Donor Count	0	ChemAxon
Polar Surface Area	0 Å²	ChemAxon
Rotatable Bond Count	0	ChemAxon
Refractivity	65.5 m³·mol⁻¹	ChemAxon
Polarizability	26.22 Å³	ChemAxon
Number of Rings	3	ChemAxon
Bioavailability	Yes	ChemAxon
Rule of Five	Yes	ChemAxon
Ghose Filter	Yes	ChemAxon
Veber's Rule	Yes	ChemAxon
MDDR-like Rule	No	ChemAxon