Showing metabocard for Benzyl acetate (MMDBc0016046)
Plant
Record Information
Version
1.0
Status
Detected and Quantified
Creation Date
2021-05-15 06:46:25 UTC
Update Date
2022-08-27 06:11:59 UTC
Metabolite ID
MMDBc0016046
Metabolite Identification
Common Name
Benzyl acetate
Description
Benzyl acetate, also known as benzyl ethanoate, belongs to the class of organic compounds known as benzyloxycarbonyls. These are organic compounds containing a carbonyl group substituted with a benzyloxyl group. Benzyl acetate is a sweet, apple, and apricot tasting compound. Benzyl acetate is found, on average, in the highest concentration within sweet basils (Ocimum basilicum). Benzyl acetate has also been detected, but not quantified in, several different foods, such as pomes, teas (Camellia sinensis), cereals and cereal products, figs (Ficus carica), and red tea. This could make benzyl acetate a potential biomarker for the consumption of these foods. Benzyl acetate is a secondary metabolite. Secondary metabolites are metabolically or physiologically non-essential metabolites that may serve a role as defense or signalling molecules. In some cases they are simply molecules that arise from the incomplete metabolism of other secondary metabolites. Based on a literature review very few articles have been published on Benzyl acetate.
Belongs to the class of organic compounds known as benzyloxycarbonyls. These are organic compounds containing a carbonyl group substituted with a benzyloxyl group.
