Compound
beta-ionone
An ionone that is but-3-en-2-one substituted by a 2,6,6-trimethylcyclohex-1-en-1-yl group at position 4.
Definition from ChEBI (CHEBI:32325), read 2026-09-23. CC BY 4.0.
Structure
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- Class
- Organic compound
- Formula
- C13H20O
- Mass
- 192.302 g/mol
- Charge
- 0
- InChIKey
- PSQYTAPXSHCGMF-BQYQJAHWSA-N
- SMILES
- CC(=O)/C=C/C1=C(C)CCCC1(C)C
- Look it up
- ChEBIPubChemBy InChIKey
Identity from ChEBI, geometry from PubChem. Not evidence.
What it touches on the way
Mechanistic reach
1 entity
1 entities reached.
0 reported hops1 assembled from the scaffold
What the reference databases state
Chemical structure
- (3R)-hydroxy-beta-ionone has the functional parent beta-iononeCompoundChEBI CHEBI:53173Inferred only
Statements
2 statements
2 statements · 1 reference database · Subject: beta-ionone · Sources: Rhea
- beta-ionone is a substrate of BCO2ProteinRhea RHEA:68452Inferred only
- beta-ionone is a substrate of BCO2ProteinRhea RHEA:26389Inferred only
Reactions
3 reactions
all-trans-beta-carotene+dioxygenbeta-ionone+all-trans-10'-apo-beta-carotenal
Catalysed by BCO2
Reaction pageLeft to rightBalance undeterminable
Rhea RHEA:26389CC BY 4.0Reference data
CHEBI:67188+dioxygenCHEBI:67192+beta-ionone
Reaction pageDirection not assertedBalance undeterminable
Rhea RHEA:34399CC BY 4.0Reference data
all-trans-10'-apo-beta-carotenal+dioxygenbeta-ionone+4,9-dimethyldodeca-2,4,6,8,10-pentaenedial
Catalysed by BCO2
Reaction pageLeft to rightBalance undeterminable
Rhea RHEA:68452CC BY 4.0Reference data
Other names
7 names
Resolves to: beta-ionone
- Also called
- (E)-beta-Ionone(E)-β-Iononebeta-E-Iononetrans-beta-Iononetrans-β-Iononeβ-E-Ionone
- Systematic name
- (3E)-4-(2,6,6-trimethylcyclohex-1-en-1-yl)but-3-en-2-one