Term Name: | zingiberene |
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Synonyms: | (-)-alpha-zingiberene, (-)-zingiberene, (5R)-2-methyl-5-[(2S)-6-methylhept-5-en-2-yl]cyclohexa-1,3-diene, (5R)-5-[(1S)-1,5-dimethyl-4-hexenyl]-2-methyl-1,3-cyclohexadiene, alpha-zingiberene |
Definition: | 2-Methylcyclohexa-1,3-diene in which a hydrogen at the 5 position is substituted (R configuration) by a 6-methyl-hept-5-en-2-yl group (S configuration). It is a sesquiterpene found in the dried rhizomes of Indonesian ginger, Zingiber officinale. |
Ontology: | ChEBI [CHEBI:10115] ( EBI ) |