Record Information
Version1.0
StatusDetected and Quantified
Creation Date2021-11-19 04:50:03 UTC
Update Date2024-09-29 11:53:45 UTC
Metabolite IDMMDBc0033471
Metabolite Identification
Common Name1-octen-3-one
Description1-Octen-3-one is found in fruits. Mushroom flavour component (shiitake, matsutake). Also present in cranberry, melon, cape gooseberry, peas, potato, mustards, wheat bread, other breads, coriander seed, dill basil varieties and soybean. Contributes to aroma of cooked artichokes (Cynara scolymus) and many other foods Oct-1-en-3-one (CH2=CHC(=O)(CH2)4CH3), also known as 1-octen-3-one, is the odorant that is responsible for the typical metallic smell of metals and blood coming into contact with skin. Oct-1-en-3-one has a strong metallic mushroom-like odor with an odor detection threshold of 0.03 - 1.12 µg/m and it is the main compound responsible for the "smell of metal", followed by decanal (smell: orange skin, flowery) and nonanal (smell: tallowy, fruity). Oct-1-en-3-one is the degradative reduction product of the chemical reaction of skin lipid peroxides and Fe2+. Skin lipid peroxides are formed from skin lipid by oxidation, either enzymatically by lipoxygenases or by air oxygen. Oct-1-en-3-one is a ketone analog of the alkene 1-octene
Structure
Synonyms
ValueSource
1-Nonen-3-oneMeSH
1-Octene-3-oneHMDB
Amyl vinyl ketoneHMDB
FEMA 3515HMDB
Oct-1-en-3-oneHMDB
Octen-3-one, 1HMDB
Pentyl vinyl ketoneHMDB
Vinyl amyl ketoneHMDB
Molecular FormulaC8H14O
Average Mass126.1962
Monoisotopic Mass126.10446507
IUPAC Nameoct-1-en-3-one
Traditional Nameoct-1-en-3-one
CAS Registry Number4312-99-6
SMILES
CCCCCC(=O)C=C
InChI Identifier
InChI=1S/C8H14O/c1-3-5-6-7-8(9)4-2/h4H,2-3,5-7H2,1H3
InChI KeyKLTVSWGXIAYTHO-UHFFFAOYSA-N