Record Information
Version1.0
StatusDetected and Quantified
Creation Date2021-11-19 04:37:36 UTC
Update Date2024-04-30 20:02:03 UTC
Metabolite IDMMDBc0033171
Metabolite Identification
Common Namesulcatone
DescriptionSulcatone, also known as methylheptenone or fema 2707, belongs to the class of organic compounds known as ketones. These are organic compounds in which a carbonyl group is bonded to two carbon atoms R2C=O (neither R may be a hydrogen atom). Ketones that have one or more alpha-hydrogen atoms undergo keto-enol tautomerization, the tautomer being an enol. Sulcatone is a very hydrophobic methylketone, practically insoluble in water, and relatively neutral. It exists as a clear, colorless liquid. Sulcatone can be found in all eukaryotes, ranging from yeast to plants to humans. Sulcatone has a musty, apple green-bean, and pear-like taste. and a citrus-like lemongrass odor. It is a volatile oil component of citronella oil, lemon-grass oil and palmarosa oil. Sulcatone is naturally found in bay leaf, blackberry fruit, sour cherries, cloves, ginger and lavender. In insects and animals, it has a role as an alarm or attractant pheromone. In fact, sulcatone is one of a number of mosquito attractants, especially for those species such as Aedes aegypti with the odor receptor gene Or4 (PMID:25391959 ). Sulcatone is secreted by humans in their sweat and is a compound frequently found in human body odors (but in few other mammals). Sulcoatone is used as a pheromone by ferrets, european badgers, red foxes, treefrogs, bedbugs, wasps and butterflies. Sulcatone is one of several ketones found in Cannabis sativa (PMID:6991645 ).
Structure
Synonyms
ValueSource
6-Methyl-5-hepten-2-oneChEBI
6-Methylhept-5-en-2-oneChEBI
MethylheptenoneKegg
2-Methyl-2-hepten-6-oneHMDB
2-Methyl-6-heptenoneHMDB
2-Methyl-6-oxo-2-hepteneHMDB
2-Methylhept-2-en-6-oneHMDB
2-oxo-6-Methylhept-5-eneHMDB
6-Methyl hept-5-en-2-oneHMDB
6-Methyl-5-heptene-2-oneHMDB
6-Methylheptan-5-ene-2-oneHMDB
FEMA 2707HMDB
PrenylacetoneHMDB
6-Methylhept-5-ene-2-oneHMDB
SulcatoneMeSH
Molecular FormulaC8H14O
Average Mass126.1962
Monoisotopic Mass126.10446507
IUPAC Name6-methylhept-5-en-2-one
Traditional Name6-methyl-5-hepten-2-one
CAS Registry Number110-93-0
SMILES
CC(C)=CCCC(C)=O
InChI Identifier
InChI=1S/C8H14O/c1-7(2)5-4-6-8(3)9/h5H,4,6H2,1-3H3
InChI KeyUHEPJGULSIKKTP-UHFFFAOYSA-N