| Bioactivity | (-)-Fenchone, a bicyclic monoterpene, is widely distributed in plants and found in essential oils from Foeniculum vulgare. (-)-Fenchone is oxidized to 6-endo-hydroxyfenchone, 6-exo-hydroxyfenchone and 10-hydroxyfenchone derivatives by CYP2A6 and CYP2B6 in human liver microsomes with CYP2A6 playing a more important role than CYP2B6[1]. | ||||||||||||
| Name | (-)-Fenchone | ||||||||||||
| CAS | 7787-20-4 | ||||||||||||
| Formula | C10H16O | ||||||||||||
| Molar Mass | 152.23 | ||||||||||||
| Transport | Room temperature in continental US; may vary elsewhere. | ||||||||||||
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