2D Structure

3D Structure

α-Pinene


Properties
PID PID00017
Mol. Weight 136.238 g/mol
LogP 2.8
Water solubility In water, 2.49 mg/L at 25 °C
Hydrogen Bond Donor 0
Hydrogen Bond Acceptor 0
Rotatable Bonds 0
XLogP3-AA 2.8

α-Pinene

Identifiers
Formula C10H16
PubChem CID 6654
FEMA 2902
Flavor Profile Characteristic Odor Of Pine, Odor Of Turpentine
Smiles CC1=CCC2CC1C2(C)C
InChl Key GRWFGVWFFZKLTI-UHFFFAOYSA-N
InChl InChI=1S/C10H16/c1-7-4-5-8-6-9(7)10(8,2)3/h4,8-9H,5-6H2,1-3H3
CAS Registry Number 80-56-8
IUPAC Systematic Name 4,6,6-trimethylbicyclo[3.1.1]hept-3-ene

Organ Location Map/System Distribution of Pungent Flavor Compounds’ Targets


Note: Known Targets (Gene) from 6952 literatures, DrugBank (http://www.drugbank.ca/), STITCH (http://stitch.embl.de/), ChEMBL (https://www.ebi.ac.uk/chembl/), Therapeutic Target Database (http://bidd.nus.edu.sg/group/ttd/), and Comparative Toxicogenomics Database (CTD, http://ctdbase.org/)


Related Pungent TCM

English Name Pinyin Name (Chinese Name) Latin Name Properties in TCM merdians View Graph
Siebold Wildginger Equivalent plant: Asarum heteroXi Xin (细辛)Asari Radix Et RhizomaWarm, PungentLung, Spleen, StomachView Graph
Chinese Nardostachys Equivalent plant: NardostachyGan Song(甘松)Nardostachyos Radix Et RhizomaWarm, Pungent, SweetLung, Bladder, HeartView Graph
Fresh Common GingerSheng Jiang (生姜)Zingiber Rhizoma RecensWarm, PungentLung, Spleen, StomachView Graph
Dahurian AngelicaBai Zhi(白芷)Angelicae Dahuricae RadixWarm, PungentLung, Spleen, StomachView Graph
Illicium difengpiDi Feng Pi(地枫皮)Difengpi Anisetree Equivalent plant: Illicium majuWarm,Slightly Pungent,PunkeryBladder,KidneyView Graph
Chinese Angelica Equivalent plant: PhlojodicarpusDang Gui (当归)Angelicae Sinensis RadixWarm,Pungent,SweetSpleen,Liver,HeartView Graph
Common NutmegRou Dou Kou(肉豆蔻)Myristicae SemenWarm, PungentLung, Spleen, StomachView Graph
Divaricate SaposhnikoviaFang Feng (防风)Saposhnikoviae RadixWarm, Pungent, SweetLung, Bladder, HeartView Graph
Fructus GalangaeHong Dou Kou(红豆蔻 )Galanga Galangal FruitWarm,PungentSpleen, Stomach, Kidney, LungView Graph
Bunge Pricklyash Equivalent plant: Zanthoxylum schHua Jiao (花椒)Zanthoxyli PericarpiumWarm,PungentSpleen, Stomach, Kidney, LungView Graph
Oriental Sweetgum ResinSu He Xiang (苏合香)StyraxWarm, PungentLung, Spleen, StomachView Graph
Round Cardamon FruitDou Kou (豆蔻)Amomi Fructus RotundusWarm, Pungent,Spleen, Lung, StomachView Graph
Lily Magnolia Buds Equivalent plant: Magnolia liliXin Yi (辛夷)Magnoliae FlosWarm, PungentLung, Spleen, StomachView Graph
Fortune Eupatorium Equivalent plant: Eupatorium fPei Lan(佩兰)Eupatorii HerbaNeural, PungentLung,Spleen,StomachView Graph
Apple MintYu Xian Cao(鱼腥草)Houttuyniae HerbaCold, PungentLungView Graph
Siebold Wildginger Equivalent plant: Asarum heteroXi Xin (细辛)Asari Radix Et RhizomaWarm, PungentLung, Spleen, StomachView Graph
Fineleaf SchizonepetaJing Jie (荆芥)Schizonepetae HerbaMinor Warm, PungentLung, LiverView Graph
Villous Amomum Equivalent plant: Amomum xanthioideSha Ren (砂仁)Amomi FructusWarm, PungentLung, Spleen, StomachView Graph
Haichow ElsholtziaXiang Ru (香薷)Moslae HerbaMinor Warm,PungentLung, Spleen, StomachView Graph
Lesser GalangalGao Liang Jiang (高良姜)Alpiniae Officinarum RhizomaHot,PungentLarge Intestine, StomachView Graph
Wild MintBo He (薄荷)Menthae Haplocalycis HerbaCool, PungentLiver, LungView Graph
Wilson CitronXiang Yuan(香橼)Citri FructusWarm, Pungent, Sour, Slightly BitterLung, Spleen, LiverView Graph

Pharmacological action

α–Pinene is a colorless liquid, soluble in ethanol and oils and insoluble in water, with a boiling point of 155 °C.

The presence of one or more isomers of α-pinene was already reported in at least 400 essential oils, being found inhigher concentrations in

Achillea millefolium, Artemisia tridentata, Italian rosemary, wild thyme, French lavender, coriander,cumin, labdanum, neroli, lemon, and Litsea cubeba



Note: Click anywhere in the blank, you can drag the whole dynamic diagram. Click on a node, you can drag his location to see it more clearly. The blue circle represents pharmacology, toxicology, or daily use. Orange hexagon represents the pungent compounds.

References

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