2D Structure

3D Structure

Camphene


Properties
PID PID00020
Mol. Weight 136.238 g/mol
LogP 2.86
Water solubility In water, 4.6 mg/L at 25 °C
Hydrogen Bond Donor 0
Hydrogen Bond Acceptor 0
Rotatable Bonds 0
XLogP3-AA 3.3

Camphene

Identifiers
Formula C10H16
PubChem CID 6616
FEMA 2229
Flavor Profile Camphoraceous Taste, Terpene, Camphoraceous Taste,Cooling, Minty, With Citrus And Green Spicy Nuances
Smiles C=C1C2CCC(C2)C1(C)C
InChl Key CRPUJAZIXJMDBK-UHFFFAOYSA-N
InChl InChI=1S/C10H16/c1-7-8-4-5-9(6-8)10(7,2)3/h8-9H,1,4-6H2,2-3H3
CAS Registry Number 79-92-5
IUPAC Systematic Name 3,3-dimethyl-2-methylidenebicyclo[2.2.1]heptane

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
Oriental Sweetgum ResinSu He Xiang (苏合香)StyraxWarm, PungentLung, Spleen, StomachView Graph
Common Ginger Dried RhizomeGan Jiang (干姜)Zingiberis RhizomaHot, PungentLung, Spleen, Stomach, Heart, KidneyView Graph
Prepared GingerPao Jiang(炮姜)Rhizoma Zingiberis PraeparataWarm,PungentSpleen, Stomach, Kidney, LungView Graph
Chuanxiong (Wallich Ligusticum) Equivalent plantChuan Xiong (川芎)Ligusticum chuanxiong HortWarm, PungentLung, Spleen, StomachView 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
Fructus GalangaeHong Dou Kou(红豆蔻 )Galanga Galangal FruitWarm,PungentSpleen, Stomach, Kidney, LungView Graph
Oriental Sweetgum ResinSu He Xiang (苏合香)StyraxWarm, PungentLung, Spleen, 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
Alpinia katsumadaiCao Dou Kou(草豆蔻)Katsumada GalangalWarm,PungentSpleen, Stomach, Kidney, LungView 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
Perilla frutescens var. argutaZi Su(紫苏叶)Common Perilla Equivalent plant: Perilla frutescenWarm, PungentLung, Spleen, 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

Camphene is used in the preparation of fragrances and as a food additive for flavoring. Its mid-19th century use as a fuel for

lamps was limited by its explosiveness.



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References

1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camphene