ネロリドール (cis-, trans-混合物)

用途花、木を想起させる香気を持ち、ライラックやジャスミンなどのフレグランスの調合原料、石鹸や洗剤の香料として用いられる。ファルネソールやビタミンE、Kの中間体ともなる。

説明Nerolidol has a faint, floral odor similar to rose and apple. It is an unusually sweet, fresh, tenacious odor. The natural product can be dextro- or levo-rotatory, whereas the synthetic product is optically inactive; the double bond at positions 6-7 accounts for the cis- and trans-forms.

天然物の起源Reported found in over 25 natural sources, including the essential oils of neroli, ylang-ylang, Peru balsam; in currant aroma; also reported in Dalbergia sissoo (60%, dl-), vervain, the distillation water of petitgrain bigarade, Helicrysum italicum, Myrocarpus frondosus and Myrocarpus fastigiatus (80%, d-), Tolu balsam, Acacia farnesiana, orange flower water, Paraguay petitgrain, jasmine, Melaleuca smithii and Melaleuca viridiflora. Also reported found in citrus peel oils and juices, guava, strawberry, peppermint and spearmint oil, pepper, milk powder, hop oil, beer, cognac, white wine, green tea, beans, mushroom, cardamom, rice, dill, corn oil, basil, wort, myrtle leaf, maté and mastic gum oil.

使用Nerolidol is one of the main component in the essential oils from fresh aerial parts of Thymus ciliatus (Lamiaceae). Also, it is a terpene that displays high potency on the contractility of cardiac muscle in guinea pig left atrium. A potential and effective treatment for malaria.

一般的な説明Nerolidol is a naturally occurring sesquiterpene found in the essential oils.