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(+)-β-pinene
Molecular ID 10290825Formula C10H16MW 136.232 food sources
Molecular structure
Sensory signature
How this molecule tastes and smells · gold is measured, dashed is a model estimate
measuredpredicted
hayaroma · measuredpinearoma · measuredfresharoma · measuredgreenaroma · measuredlemonaroma · measuredmintyaroma · measuredsweetaroma · measuredwoodyaroma · measuredgrassyaroma · measuredpopcornaroma · measuredfragrantaroma · measuredterpenicaroma · measuredherbaceousaroma · measured
Receptor binding
Measured in literature · peer-reviewed · how this compound interacts with biological receptors
hOR2M3olfactory (smell)inactivepeer-reviewed
hOR1A1olfactory (smell)inactivepeer-reviewed
hOR2W1olfactory (smell)inactivepeer-reviewed
Biochemical reactions
Metabolic reactions from curated biochemical databases · peer-reviewed
(2E)-geranyl diphosphate = (1R,5R)-beta-pinene + diphosphate
Foods containing this compound
Verified Data
Compound identity and culinary context are continuously cross-referenced across open scientific databases and maintained by Foodgeist's enrichment pipeline.
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