Accession Number: pdtdbl00185

Details of the Ligand

Ligand Name : Neral
Systematic Names : Neral; cis-Citral; Citral B; (Z)-Citral; Citral; (2Z)-3,7-dimethylocta-2,6-dienal
Molecular Formula : C10H16O
Molecular Weight : g/mol
IUPAC Name : (2Z)-3,7-dimethylocta-2,6-dienal
Canonical SMILES : CC(=CCCC(=CC=O)C)C
Ligand Description :
Citral, also known as Geranial (Citral A) or Neral (Citral B), occurs in the volatile oils of lemon grass, lemon, orange, limetta, and pimento. It is one of the main characteristic flavours in the citrus family besides limonene. Geranial has a strong lemon odor. Neral's lemon odor is less intense, but sweeter. Citral B (cis form) is a terpene aldehyde, colorless liquid, components of many essential oils.
Related Plants :
Ginger, Lemon, Lemon balm
Ligand Related Dockings :
NA
Ligand References :
  1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citral
  2. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/643779
  3. http://chem.sis.nlm.nih.gov/chemidplus/name/citral%20b
  4. http://www.food-info.net/uk/qa/qa-fi73.htm
Neral

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