CHEBI:68667 - (E)-2-epi-β-caryophyllene

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ChEBI Name (E)-2-epi-β-caryophyllene
ChEBI ID CHEBI:68667
ChEBI ASCII Name (E)-2-epi-beta-caryophyllene
Definition A sesquiterpene with a [7.2.0]-bicyclic structure comprising fused 9- and 4-membered rings, with a cis-ring junction, a methylidene group at position 9, and methyl groups at positions 3, 11, and 11.
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Submitter KAX
Tereza Calounova
Secondary ChEBI IDs CHEBI:172932
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Formula C15H24
Net Charge 0
Average Mass 204.35110
Monoisotopic Mass 204.18780
InChI InChI=1S/C15H24/c1-11-6-5-7-12(2)13-10-15(3,4)14(13)9-8-11/h6,13-14H,2,5,7-10H2,1,3-4H3/b11-6+/t13-,14+/m0/s1
InChIKey NPNUFJAVOOONJE-QWAJQTJBSA-N
SMILES [H][C@@]12CC(C)(C)[C@]1([H])CC\C(C)=C\CCC2=C
Metabolite of Species Details
Euryops arabicus (IPNI:207382-1) Found in aerial part (BTO:0001658). See: PubMed
Vernonia albicans (IPNI:257761-1) Found in aerial part (BTO:0001658). See: PubMed
Eucalyptus benthamii (NCBI:txid1711175) See: PubMed
Roles Classification
Biological Role(s): volatile oil component
Any plant metabolite that is found naturally as a component of a volatile oil.
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Outgoing (E)-2-epi-β-caryophyllene (CHEBI:68667) has role volatile oil component (CHEBI:27311)
(E)-2-epi-β-caryophyllene (CHEBI:68667) is a ortho-fused bicyclic hydrocarbon (CHEBI:35428)
(E)-2-epi-β-caryophyllene (CHEBI:68667) is a sesquiterpene (CHEBI:35189)
IUPAC Name
(1R,4E,9R)-4,11,11-trimethyl-8-methylidenebicyclo[7.2.0]undec-4-ene
Synonyms Sources
(E)-2-epi-β-caryophyllene UniProt
2-epi-(E)-β-caryophyllene KEGG COMPOUND
9-epi-(E)-caryophyllene ChEBI
9-epi-β-caryophyllene ChEBI
9-epi-caryophyllene ChEBI
Manual Xrefs Databases
4934651 ChemSpider
C20478 KEGG COMPOUND
CPD-14799 MetaCyc
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Last Modified
04 February 2022