| Bioactivity | β-Damascone is an aroma active rice volatile and is widely used in perfume compositions. β-Damascone has also received certain attention as a potential cancer chemopreventive and a mosquito and muscoid insecticide[1][2]. | ||||||||||||
| Invitro | CYP101C1 is capable of binding and hydroxylating ionone derivatives including α- and β-ionone and β-damascone[3].Several of the key flavor compounds in rose essential oil are C13-norisoprenoids, such asβ-damascenone, β-Damascone, and β-ionone which are derived from carotenoid degradation[4]. | ||||||||||||
| Name | β-Damascone | ||||||||||||
| CAS | 23726-91-2 | ||||||||||||
| Formula | C13H20O | ||||||||||||
| Molar Mass | 192.30 | ||||||||||||
| Transport | Room temperature in continental US; may vary elsewhere. | ||||||||||||
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