Relevant Data

Food Additives Approved in the United States

Flavouring Substances Approved by European Union:

  • Linalool [show]

General Information

Synonyms: CORIANDROL, LICAREOL
Chemical Names: 3,7-DIMETHYLOCTA-1,6-DIEN-3-OL
CAS number: 78-70-6
COE number: 61
JECFA number: 356
FEMA number: 2635
Functional Class: Flavouring Agent
FLAVOURING_AGENT

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Evaluations

Evaluation year: 1998
ADI: 0-0.5 mg/kg bw (1979)
Meeting: 23
Specs Code: R (1982)
Comments: No safety concern at current levels of intake when used as a flavouring agent. The 1979 group ADI of 0-0.5 mg/kg bw for citral, geranyl acetate, citronellol, linalool, and linalyl acetate, expressed as citral, was maintained at the fifty-first (TRS 891/90, 1998) and sixty-first (TRS for JECFA 61 in press) meetings.
Report: TRS 891-JECFA 51/79
Tox Monograph: FAS 42-JECFA 51/293
Specification: COMPENDIUM ADDENDUM 6/FNP 52 Add.6/180 (1998)

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Computed Descriptors

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2D Structure
CID6549
IUPAC Name3,7-dimethylocta-1,6-dien-3-ol
InChIInChI=1S/C10H18O/c1-5-10(4,11)8-6-7-9(2)3/h5,7,11H,1,6,8H2,2-4H3
InChI KeyCDOSHBSSFJOMGT-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Canonical SMILESCC(=CCCC(C)(C=C)O)C
Molecular FormulaC10H18O
Wikipedia(+/-)-linalool

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Computed Properties

Property Name Property Value
Molecular Weight154.253
Hydrogen Bond Donor Count1
Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Count1
Rotatable Bond Count4
Complexity154.0
CACTVS Substructure Key Fingerprint A A A D c e B w I A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A G g A A C A A A D E S A g A A C A A A A A g C A A i B C A A A A A A A g A A A I C A A A A A g A B A I A A Q A A Q A A E g A A I E A I A A A A M A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A = =
Topological Polar Surface Area20.2
Monoisotopic Mass154.136
Exact Mass154.136
XLogP3None
XLogP3-AA2.7
Compound Is CanonicalizedTrue
Formal Charge0
Heavy Atom Count11
Defined Atom Stereocenter Count0
Undefined Atom Stereocenter Count1
Defined Bond Stereocenter Count0
Undefined Bond Stereocenter Count0
Isotope Atom Count0
Covalently-Bonded Unit Count1

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Food Additives Biosynthesis/Degradation


ADMET Predicted Profile --- Classification

Model Result Probability
Absorption
Blood-Brain BarrierBBB+0.9699
Human Intestinal AbsorptionHIA+0.9741
Caco-2 PermeabilityCaco2+0.7201
P-glycoprotein SubstrateSubstrate0.5000
P-glycoprotein InhibitorNon-inhibitor0.6469
Non-inhibitor0.8311
Renal Organic Cation TransporterNon-inhibitor0.9006
Distribution
Subcellular localizationLysosome0.3689
Metabolism
CYP450 2C9 SubstrateNon-substrate0.8607
CYP450 2D6 SubstrateNon-substrate0.8556
CYP450 3A4 SubstrateSubstrate0.5648
CYP450 1A2 InhibitorNon-inhibitor0.7566
CYP450 2C9 InhibitorNon-inhibitor0.8385
CYP450 2D6 InhibitorNon-inhibitor0.9355
CYP450 2C19 InhibitorNon-inhibitor0.8080
CYP450 3A4 InhibitorNon-inhibitor0.8309
CYP Inhibitory PromiscuityLow CYP Inhibitory Promiscuity0.8199
Excretion
Toxicity
Human Ether-a-go-go-Related Gene InhibitionWeak inhibitor0.9163
Non-inhibitor0.8963
AMES ToxicityNon AMES toxic0.9132
CarcinogensNon-carcinogens0.5721
Fish ToxicityHigh FHMT0.7883
Tetrahymena Pyriformis ToxicityLow TPT0.6206
Honey Bee ToxicityHigh HBT0.8395
BiodegradationReady biodegradable0.7291
Acute Oral ToxicityIII0.8335
Carcinogenicity (Three-class)Non-required0.6315

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ADMET Predicted Profile --- Regression

Model Value Unit
Absorption
Aqueous solubility-2.0521LogS
Caco-2 Permeability1.4848LogPapp, cm/s
Distribution
Metabolism
Excretion
Toxicity
Rat Acute Toxicity1.7740LD50, mol/kg
Fish Toxicity1.2493pLC50, mg/L
Tetrahymena Pyriformis Toxicity-0.6652pIGC50, ug/L

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Taxonomic Classification

KingdomOrganic compounds
SuperclassLipids and lipid-like molecules
ClassPrenol lipids
SubclassMonoterpenoids
Intermediate Tree NodesNot available
Direct ParentAcyclic monoterpenoids
Alternative Parents
Molecular FrameworkAliphatic acyclic compounds
SubstituentsAcyclic monoterpenoid - Tertiary alcohol - Organic oxygen compound - Hydrocarbon derivative - Organooxygen compound - Alcohol - Aliphatic acyclic compound
DescriptionThis compound belongs to the class of organic compounds known as acyclic monoterpenoids. These are monoterpenes that do not contain a cycle.

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