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Update date2020-09-17 15:31:23 UTC
Primary IDFDB013792
Secondary Accession NumbersNot Available
Chemical Information
FooDB NameGeraniol
Descriptionbeta-Geraniol, also known as (E)-nerol, the isomer of nerol (or geranyl alcohol, is a monoterpenoid alcohol. It belongs to the class of organic compounds known as acyclic monoterpenoids. These are monoterpenes that do not contain a cycle. Monoterpenoids are terpenes that contain 10 carbon atoms and are comprised of two isoprene units. The biosynthesis of monoterpenes is known to occur mainly through the methyl-eritritol-phosphate (MEP) pathway in the plastids (PMID: 7640522). Geranyl diphosphate (GPP) is a key intermediate in the biosynthesis of cyclic monoterpenes. GPP undergoes several cyclization reactions to yield a diverse number of cyclic arrangements. beta-Geraniol is an isoprenoid lipid molecule that is very hydrophobic, practically insoluble in water, and relatively neutral. beta-Geraniol has a sweet, citrus, and floral taste. beta-Geraniol is found in highest concentrations in common grapes, black walnuts, and common thymes and in lower concentrations in cardamoms, common oregano, and gingers. beta-Geraniol has also been detected in lemon verbena, oval-leaf huckleberries, common pea, sweet cherries, and nopals. This could make beta-geraniol a potential biomarker for the consumption of these foods. It is found in as an alcohol and as its ester in many essential oils including geranium oil. It is the primary part of rose oil, palmarosa oil, and citronella oil (Java type) and occurs in small quantities in geranium, lemon, and many other essential oils. Because it has a rose-like odor, it is commonly used in perfumes. It is used to create flavors such as peach, raspberry, grapefruit, red apple, plum, lime, orange, lemon, watermelon, pineapple, and blueberry. Geraniol is produced by the scent glands of honeybees to mark nectar-bearing flowers and locate the entrances to their hives (http//doi:10.1051/apido:19900403)
CAS Number106-24-1
Structure
Thumb
Synonyms
SynonymSource
Not AvailableNot Available
Predicted Properties
PropertyValueSource
Water Solubility1.37 g/LALOGPS
logP2.89ALOGPS
logP2.5ChemAxon
logS-2ALOGPS
pKa (Strongest Acidic)16.33ChemAxon
pKa (Strongest Basic)-2.2ChemAxon
Physiological Charge0ChemAxon
Hydrogen Acceptor Count1ChemAxon
Hydrogen Donor Count1ChemAxon
Polar Surface Area20.23 ŲChemAxon
Rotatable Bond Count4ChemAxon
Refractivity51.18 m³·mol⁻¹ChemAxon
Polarizability19.67 ųChemAxon
Number of Rings0ChemAxon
BioavailabilityYesChemAxon
Rule of FiveYesChemAxon
Ghose FilterNoChemAxon
Veber's RuleYesChemAxon
MDDR-like RuleNoChemAxon
Chemical FormulaC10H18O
IUPAC name(2E)-3,7-dimethylocta-2,6-dien-1-ol
InChI IdentifierInChI=1S/C10H18O/c1-9(2)5-4-6-10(3)7-8-11/h5,7,11H,4,6,8H2,1-3H3/b10-7+
InChI KeyGLZPCOQZEFWAFX-JXMROGBWSA-N
Isomeric SMILESCC(C)=CCC\C(C)=C\CO
Average Molecular Weight154.253
Monoisotopic Molecular Weight154.1357652
Classification
Description Belongs to the class of organic compounds known as acyclic monoterpenoids. These are monoterpenes that do not contain a cycle.
KingdomOrganic compounds
Super ClassLipids and lipid-like molecules
ClassPrenol lipids
Sub ClassMonoterpenoids
Direct ParentAcyclic monoterpenoids
Alternative Parents
Substituents
  • Acyclic monoterpenoid
  • Fatty alcohol
  • Fatty acyl
  • Organic oxygen compound
  • Hydrocarbon derivative
  • Primary alcohol
  • Organooxygen compound
  • Alcohol
  • Aliphatic acyclic compound
Molecular FrameworkAliphatic acyclic compounds
External Descriptors
Ontology
Disposition

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Physico-Chemical Properties
Physico-Chemical Properties - Experimental
PropertyValueReference
Physical stateLiquid
Physical DescriptionNot Available
Mass CompositionC 77.87%; H 11.76%; O 10.37%DFC
Melting Point<-15 oC
Boiling PointBp 230°DFC
Experimental Water Solubility0.1 mg/mL at 25 oCCHEMICALS INSPECTION AND TESTING INSTITU (1992)
Experimental logP3.56GRIFFIN,S ET AL. (1999)
Experimental pKaNot Available
Isoelectric pointNot Available
ChargeNot Available
Optical RotationNot Available
Spectroscopic UV Data[neutral] lmax 195 (e 19000) (MeOH) (Berdy)DFC
DensityNot Available
Refractive Indexn30D 1.4777DFC
Spectra
Spectra
EI-MS/GC-MS
TypeDescriptionSplash KeyView
EI-MSMass Spectrum (Electron Ionization)splash10-014l-9100000000-f59382e51acd0b5402042014-09-20View Spectrum
GC-MSGeraniol, 1 TMS, GC-MS Spectrumsplash10-002f-9800000000-16b748da465c428492a4Spectrum
GC-MSGeraniol, non-derivatized, GC-MS Spectrumsplash10-014l-9000000000-25934c23f4bc9ba87142Spectrum
GC-MSGeraniol, non-derivatized, GC-MS Spectrumsplash10-014i-9000000000-a4d79e7813b94cf0d54bSpectrum
GC-MSGeraniol, non-derivatized, GC-MS Spectrumsplash10-014i-9100000000-3a5359aae818f9966cbdSpectrum
GC-MSGeraniol, non-derivatized, GC-MS Spectrumsplash10-00kf-9200000000-4a8a23071f388f446451Spectrum
GC-MSGeraniol, non-derivatized, GC-MS Spectrumsplash10-014i-9100000000-f24e92e3c3efdc35a606Spectrum
GC-MSGeraniol, non-derivatized, GC-MS Spectrumsplash10-014i-9100000000-d8e4f64753ef594f6d40Spectrum
GC-MSGeraniol, non-derivatized, GC-MS Spectrumsplash10-014l-9000000000-2bce8c0905dd12aa5dacSpectrum
GC-MSGeraniol, non-derivatized, GC-MS Spectrumsplash10-002f-9800000000-16b748da465c428492a4Spectrum
GC-MSGeraniol, non-derivatized, GC-MS Spectrumsplash10-0006-4900000000-7e43c8601ed65028cae5Spectrum
Predicted GC-MSGeraniol, non-derivatized, Predicted GC-MS Spectrum - 70eV, Positivesplash10-014u-9300000000-c85bc4c928fbf7d824e8Spectrum
Predicted GC-MSGeraniol, 1 TMS, Predicted GC-MS Spectrum - 70eV, Positivesplash10-030c-9520000000-69b7fbbb25764f7b612eSpectrum
Predicted GC-MSGeraniol, non-derivatized, Predicted GC-MS Spectrum - 70eV, PositiveNot AvailableSpectrum
Predicted GC-MSGeraniol, non-derivatized, Predicted GC-MS Spectrum - 70eV, PositiveNot AvailableSpectrum
MS/MS
TypeDescriptionSplash KeyView
MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - n/a 10V, negativesplash10-0a4i-1900000000-710389d2548f45d605022020-07-21View Spectrum
MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - QTOF 4V, positivesplash10-001r-9500000000-d864036a8f8b4cdb20ae2020-07-22View Spectrum
MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - QTOF 5V, positivesplash10-001r-9400000000-e3661fd0b608943d6b6c2020-07-22View Spectrum
MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - QTOF 7V, positivesplash10-001i-9200000000-d748b4cd92b7c69ffee32020-07-22View Spectrum
MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - QTOF 10V, positivesplash10-001i-9100000000-b6abc8d3af3aa99879b42020-07-22View Spectrum
MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - QTOF 15V, positivesplash10-001i-9000000000-710e0ba546f9b86b8e402020-07-22View Spectrum
MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - QTOF 17V, positivesplash10-001i-9000000000-4cc179896d05162706592020-07-22View Spectrum
MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - QTOF 20V, positivesplash10-001i-9000000000-7f3a48636d9da2cda8212020-07-22View Spectrum
MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - QTOF 23V, positivesplash10-001i-9000000000-4b196d3d8e84ecd0e9f32020-07-22View Spectrum
MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - QTOF 25V, positivesplash10-003r-9000000000-718f1d4e975f4b2446d12020-07-22View Spectrum
MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - QTOF 27V, positivesplash10-003u-9000000000-2e43acc8a377504a43292020-07-22View Spectrum
MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - QTOF 30V, positivesplash10-005c-9000000000-fe7ffaf2c7e121c33b7c2020-07-22View Spectrum
MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - QTOF 33V, positivesplash10-005c-9000000000-467c307d1f0822b86ea02020-07-22View Spectrum
MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - QTOF 35V, positivesplash10-005c-9000000000-5939202301ea6107df2c2020-07-22View Spectrum
MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - QTOF 40V, positivesplash10-002f-9000000000-0e13687577d30f6265cc2020-07-22View Spectrum
MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - QTOF 45V, positivesplash10-0f96-9000000000-e478c8b2587c1134117d2020-07-22View Spectrum
MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - Orbitrap 1V, positivesplash10-000i-1900000000-5f3fc91bdf843e40a2662020-07-22View Spectrum
MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - Orbitrap 1V, positivesplash10-000i-1900000000-ab16b7d86a06d659d4f32020-07-22View Spectrum
MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - Orbitrap 2V, positivesplash10-000i-3900000000-4dd10bbea41237cba5352020-07-22View Spectrum
Predicted MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 10V, Positivesplash10-0a4r-1900000000-3d437630e5bec67a7e072016-08-01View Spectrum
Predicted MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 20V, Positivesplash10-052r-8900000000-0e505c85cec6344cab5c2016-08-01View Spectrum
Predicted MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 40V, Positivesplash10-0gb9-9100000000-c7400df359a9559bd5942016-08-01View Spectrum
Predicted MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 10V, Negativesplash10-0udi-0900000000-113756054eed13d33ee42016-08-03View Spectrum
Predicted MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 20V, Negativesplash10-0fk9-0900000000-dea43b41c5b791cef9d22016-08-03View Spectrum
Predicted MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 40V, Negativesplash10-0aou-9800000000-c028a2bd6550260942512016-08-03View Spectrum
NMR
TypeDescriptionView
1D NMR1H NMR Spectrum (1D, 400 MHz, CDCl3, experimental)Spectrum
1D NMR13C NMR Spectrum (1D, 25.16 MHz, CDCl3, experimental)Spectrum
ChemSpider ID13849989
ChEMBL IDCHEMBL25719
KEGG Compound IDC01500
Pubchem Compound ID637566
Pubchem Substance IDNot Available
ChEBI ID17447
Phenol-Explorer IDNot Available
DrugBank IDNot Available
HMDB IDHMDB35155
CRC / DFC (Dictionary of Food Compounds) IDJVC33-F:JHG09-C
EAFUS ID1460
Dr. Duke IDGERANIOL
BIGG IDNot Available
KNApSAcK IDC00000845
HET IDNot Available
Food Biomarker OntologyNot Available
VMH IDNot Available
Flavornet ID106-24-1
GoodScent IDrw1006991
SuperScent IDNot Available
Wikipedia IDGeraniol
Phenol-Explorer Metabolite IDNot Available
Duplicate IDSNot Available
Old DFC IDSNot Available
Associated Foods
FoodContent Range AverageReference
FoodReference
Biological Effects and Interactions
Health Effects / Bioactivities
DescriptorIDDefinitionReference
allergenic50904 A chemical compound which causes the onset of an allergic reaction by interacting with any of the molecular pathways involved in an allergy.DUKE
anti helmintic33281 A substance that kills or slows the growth of microorganisms, including bacteria, viruses, fungi and protozoans.DUKE
anti bacterial33282 A substance that kills or slows the growth of bacteria.DUKE
anti cancer35610 A substance that inhibits or prevents the proliferation of neoplasms.DUKE
anti cariogenic52217 Any substance introduced into a living organism with therapeutic or diagnostic purpose.DUKE
anti melanomic35610 A substance that inhibits or prevents the proliferation of neoplasms.DUKE
anti salmonella33282 A substance that kills or slows the growth of bacteria.DUKE
anti septic33281 A substance that kills or slows the growth of microorganisms, including bacteria, viruses, fungi and protozoans.DUKE
anti spasmodic52217 Any substance introduced into a living organism with therapeutic or diagnostic purpose.DUKE
anti tubercular33282 A substance that kills or slows the growth of bacteria.DUKE
antitumor35610 A substance that inhibits or prevents the proliferation of neoplasms.DUKE
ascaricide33281 A substance that kills or slows the growth of microorganisms, including bacteria, viruses, fungi and protozoans.DUKE
cancer preventive35610 A substance that inhibits or prevents the proliferation of neoplasms.DUKE
candidicideDUKE
central nervous system stimulant35470 A class of drugs producing both physiological and psychological effects through a variety of mechanisms involving the central nervous system.DUKE
embryotoxic52209 A role played by the molecular entity or part thereof which causes the development of a pathological process.DUKE
emeticDUKE
expectorant52217 Any substance introduced into a living organism with therapeutic or diagnostic purpose.DUKE
flavor48318 A substance, extract, or preparation for diffusing or imparting an agreeable or attractive smell.DUKE
fungicide24127 A substance used to destroy fungal pests.DUKE
herbicide24527 A substance used to destroy plant pests.DUKE
insectifuge24852 Strictly, a substance intended to kill members of the class Insecta. In common usage, any substance used for preventing, destroying, repelling or controlling insects.DUKE
Insectiphile24852 Strictly, a substance intended to kill members of the class Insecta. In common usage, any substance used for preventing, destroying, repelling or controlling insects.DUKE
mycobactericideDUKE
nematicide25491 A substance used to destroy pests of the phylum Nematoda (roundworms).DUKE
perfumery48318 A substance, extract, or preparation for diffusing or imparting an agreeable or attractive smell.DUKE
pesticide25944 Strictly, a substance intended to kill pests. In common usage, any substance used for controlling, preventing, or destroying animal, microbiological or plant pests.DUKE
sedative35717 A central nervous system depressant used to induce drowsiness or sleep or to reduce psychological excitement or anxiety.DUKE
trichomonicideDUKE
EnzymesNot Available
PathwaysNot Available
MetabolismNot Available
BiosynthesisNot Available
Organoleptic Properties
Flavours
FlavorCitations
rose
  1. Arn, H, Acree TE. “Flavornet: A database of aroma compounds based on odor potency in natural products”. Developments in Food Science 40 (1998): 27. doi:10.1016/S0167-4501(98)80029-0
  2. The Good Scents Company (2009). Flavor and fragrance information catalog. <http://www.thegoodscentscompany.com/allprod.html> Accessed 15.10.23.
geranium
  1. Arn, H, Acree TE. “Flavornet: A database of aroma compounds based on odor potency in natural products”. Developments in Food Science 40 (1998): 27. doi:10.1016/S0167-4501(98)80029-0
sweet
  1. The Good Scents Company (2009). Flavor and fragrance information catalog. <http://www.thegoodscentscompany.com/allprod.html> Accessed 15.10.23.
floral
  1. The Good Scents Company (2009). Flavor and fragrance information catalog. <http://www.thegoodscentscompany.com/allprod.html> Accessed 15.10.23.
fruity
  1. The Good Scents Company (2009). Flavor and fragrance information catalog. <http://www.thegoodscentscompany.com/allprod.html> Accessed 15.10.23.
waxy
  1. The Good Scents Company (2009). Flavor and fragrance information catalog. <http://www.thegoodscentscompany.com/allprod.html> Accessed 15.10.23.
citrus
  1. The Good Scents Company (2009). Flavor and fragrance information catalog. <http://www.thegoodscentscompany.com/allprod.html> Accessed 15.10.23.
Files
MSDSNot Available
References
Synthesis ReferenceNot Available
General ReferenceNot Available
Content Reference— Duke, James. 'Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases. United States Department of Agriculture.' Agricultural Research Service, Accessed April 27 (2004).