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citral
An enal that consists of octa-2,6-dienal bearing methyl substituents at positions 3 and 7. A mixture of the two geometric isomers geranial and neral, it is the major constituent (75-85%) of oil of lemon grass, the volatile oil of Cymbopogon citratus, or of C. flexuosus. It also occurs in oils of verbena, lemon, and orange.

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03. Biological Effects of Specific Chemicals

			biochemical uses [CHEBI:52206] (3306)

				enzyme inhibitor [CHEBI:23924] (825)

						retinoic acid synthase inhibitor [CHEBI:62872] (1)

citral [CHEBI:23316] (1)

				metabolite [CHEBI:25212] (2692)

					secondary metabolite [CHEBI:26619] (2225)

citral [CHEBI:23316] (1)

05. Industrial Uses

			pesticide [CHEBI:25944] (211)

					insecticide [CHEBI:24852] (37)

citral [CHEBI:23316] (1)

			fragrance [CHEBI:48318] (36)

citral [CHEBI:23316] (1)

			food additive [CHEBI:64047] (41)

				flavouring agent [CHEBI:35617] (28)

citral [CHEBI:23316] (1)

ChEBI Compound Accession Identifier:

[CHEBI:23316]

ChEBI Compound Description:

An enal that consists of octa-2,6-dienal bearing methyl substituents at positions 3 and 7. A mixture of the two geometric isomers geranial and neral, it is the major constituent (75-85%) of oil of lemon grass, the volatile oil of Cymbopogon citratus, or of C. flexuosus. It also occurs in oils of verbena, lemon, and orange.

ChEBI Compound Identification Number:

23316

ChEBI InChI Value:

InChI=1S/C10H16O/c1-9(2)5-4-6-10(3)7-8-11/h5,7-8H,4,6H2,1-3H3

ChEBI InChIKey Value:

WTEVQBCEXWBHNA-UHFFFAOYSA-N

ChEBI Compound Name:

citral

ChEBI SMILES Value:

[H]C(C=O)=C(C)CCC=C(C)C

ChEBI Substance ID:

8146913

ChEBI URL:

ChEBI:23316

ChemSpider ID:

8511

Ontomatica Chemical Accession Key (OnChAKey):

WTEVQBCEXWBHNA_UHFFFAOYSA_N_000_000000

PubChem Compound ID:

8843