Term Name: | zerumbone |
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Synonyms: | (2E,6E,10E)-2,6,9,9-tetramethylcycloundeca-2,6,10-trien-1-one, (E,E,E)-2,6,9,9-tetramethyl-2,6,10-cycloundecatrien-1-one, 2E,6E,9E-humulatrien-8-one, zerumbone |
Definition: | A sesquiterpenoid and cyclic ketone that is (1E,4E,8E)-alpha-humulene which is substituted by an oxo group at the carbon atom attached to two double bonds. It is obtained by steam distillation from a type of edible ginger, Zingiber zerumbet Smith, grown particularly in southeast Asia. |
Ontology: | ChEBI [CHEBI:63892] ( EBI ) |