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(+)-aristolochene
Sign in to saveAristolochene is a bicyclic sesquiterpene produced by certain fungi, most notably the cheese mold Penicillium roqueforti. It is biosynthesized from farnesyl pyrophosphate by the enzyme aristolochene synthase and serves as the parent hydrocarbon for a variety of fungal toxins.
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Within Vinony's link graph, (+)-aristolochene is referenced by 7 other articles, and connects out to mycotoxins, stereoselectivity and cheese.
It is catalogued under topics including Bicyclic compounds, Chembox image size set and Hydrocarbons.
Its subject is documented across 9 Wikipedia language editions.
Chemical data
- Formula
- C15H24
- Molecular weight
- 204.35 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- (4S,4aR,6S)-4,4a-dimethyl-6-prop-1-en-2-yl-2,3,4,5,6,7-hexahydro-1H-naphthalene
- SMILES
- C[C@H]1CCCC2=CC[C@@H](C[C@]12C)C(=C)C
- InChIKey
- YONHOSLUBQJXPR-KCQAQPDRSA-N
- XLogP
- 5.2
- Polar surface area
- 0 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 0
- H-bond acceptors
- 0
- Formal charge
- 0
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Wikidata facts
- Mass
- 204.188
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- chemical formula
- C₁₅H₂₄
- canonical SMILES
- CC1CCCC2=CCC(CC12C)C(=C)C
- isomeric SMILES
- C[C@H]1CCCC2=CC[C@@H](C[C@]12C)C(=C)C
- found in taxon
- Penicillium roqueforti
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Encyclopedic overview
5 sectionsContents
- Discovery
- Applications
- Biosynthesis and Enzymatic Mechanism
- Related Compounds
- References
Aristolochene is a bicyclic sesquiterpene produced by certain fungi, most notably the cheese mold Penicillium roqueforti. It is biosynthesized from farnesyl pyrophosphate by the enzyme aristolochene synthase and serves as the parent hydrocarbon for a variety of fungal toxins.
== Discovery ==
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