citral

Term ID

CHEBI:23316

Synonyms

3,7-dimethyl-2,6-octadienal
3,7-dimethylocta-2,6-dienal
cis,trans-Citral
citral

Definition

An enal that consists of octa-2,6-dienal bearing methyl substituents at positions 3 and 7. A mixture of the two geometric isomers geranial and neral, it is the major constituent (75-85%) of oil of lemon grass, the volatile oil of Cymbopogon citratus, or of C. flexuosus. It also occurs in oils of verbena, lemon, and orange.

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Ontology

ChEBI ( EBI )

Relationships

is a type of: mixture

mixture Show first 5 Terms
has_part: geranial neral

geranial neral Show first 5 Terms
has_role: EC 1.2.3.1 (aldehyde oxidase) inhibitor flavouring agent fragrance insecticide metabolite

EC 1.2.3.1 (aldehyde oxidase) inhibitor flavouring agent fragrance insecticide metabolite Show first 5 Terms
inverse has_functional_parent: citral dimethyl acetal

citral dimethyl acetal Show first 5 Terms

Phenotype

Phenotype resulting from citral

Phenotype where environments contain citral

Phenotype modified by environments containing citral

Human Disease / Model Data

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