β-maaliene
Molecular structure
Bioactivity signal
Structure-activity model estimate · not measured
Biochemical reactions
Metabolic reactions from curated biochemical databases · peer-reviewed
(2E,6E)-farnesyl diphosphate = beta-maaliene + diphosphate
Foods containing this compound
Aloysia citrodora is a species of flowering plant in the verbena family Verbenaceae, native to northwestern Argentina and southern Bolivia. Common names include lemon verbena and lemon beebrush. It was brought to Europe by the Spanish and the Portuguese in the 17th century.
Species of flowering plant
Root of a plant used in herbal preparations
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