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A phytochemical.  What is a limonene?

 

What plants contain limonene?	Synonyms of limonene
The IUPAC name for limonene: 1-methyl-4-prop-1-en-2-ylcyclohexene	Limonene Biosynthesis
D-Limonene and L-Limonene

 

 

Limonene Function

It has anti-cancer effects.

It is a degreasing agent found in orange.

Limonene is an antioxidant.

Molecular formula	C10H16
Molar mass	136.24 g/mol
Density	0.8411 g/cm3
Melting point	-95.2 °C
Boiling point	176 °C

 

 

See also

Glutathione S-transferase (GST)

Glutathione

 

Phytochemicals

Allicin

Astaxanthin

Beta-Carotene

Beta-Sitosterol

Caffeine

Coumarin

Curcumin

Ellagic Acid

Epicatechin

Eugenol

Flavonoids

Geraniol

Hydroxytyrosol

Indole-3-Carbinol

Limonene

Lutein

Lycopene

Phytic acid

Quercetin

Resveratrol

Rutin

Silymarin

Theobromine

Ursolic acid

 

Web links

What is a D-limonene

industrial degreasing agent found in orange peel

 

References

 

 

 

 

 

 

Citrus: A History, P. Laszlo (The University of Chicago Press, Chicago, 2007).

H.J. Bouwmeester, J. Gershenzon, M.C.J.M. Konings and R. Croteau, Plant Physiol., 1998, 117, 901.

Organic Chemistry, T.W.G. Solomons (Wiley, New York, 1992).

T. Toplisek and R. Gustafson, Precision Cleaning, 1995, 17.

Website of the Florida Chemical Company Inc.