(+)-valencene
Molecular structure
Sensory signature
How this molecule tastes and smells · gold is measured, dashed is a model estimate
Biochemical reactions
Metabolic reactions from curated biochemical databases · peer-reviewed
(2E,6E)-farnesyl diphosphate = (+)-valencene + diphosphate
(+)-valencene + 2 reduced [NADPH--hemoprotein reductase] + 2 O2 = (+)-nootkatone + 2 oxidized [NADPH--hemoprotein reductase] + 3 H2O + 2 H(+)
(+)-valencene + reduced [NADPH--hemoprotein reductase] + O2 = alpha-nootkatol + oxidized [NADPH--hemoprotein reductase] + H2O + H(+)
Foods containing this compound

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