cis-trans-nepetalactone

CHEBI:7518 ·resolve ·ANTIBACTERIAL ·EXACT SEEDED

A cyclopentapyran that is (4aS,7aR)-1,4a,5,6,7,7a-hexahydrocyclopenta[c]pyran substituted at position 1 by an oxo group and at positions 4 and 7 by methyl groups, respectively (the 4aS,7S,7aR-diastereomer). An iridoid monoterpenoid isolated from several Nepeta plant species. It is an aphid sex pheromone and cat attractant, and exhibits antibacterial, antifungal, and analgesic properties. — ChEBI

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Classification

Strictly broader compounds or drug classes this molecule belongs to.

Label unavailable CHEBI:38606
Label unavailable CHEBI:50563

Chemical structure

Computed structure properties
Molecular formula	C10H14O2
Charge	0
Average mass	166.22 Da
Monoisotopic mass	166.09938 Da
Source	ChEBI
InChIKey	ZDKZHVNKFOXMND-NBEYISGCSA-N

SMILES

[H][C@]12CC[C@H](C)[C@@]1([H])C(=O)OC=C2C

InChI

InChI=1S/C10H14O2/c1-6-3-4-8-7(2)5-12-10(11)9(6)8/h5-6,8-9H,3-4H2,1-2H3/t6-,8+,9+/m0/s1

Also called

(4aS,7S,7aR)-4,7-dimethyl-5,6,7,7a-tetrahydrocyclopenta[c]pyran-1(4aH)-one (EXACT_SYNONYM)— chebi
(+)-(4aS,7S,7aR)-nepetalactone (EXACT_SYNONYM)— chebi
(+)-cis,trans-nepetalactone (EXACT_SYNONYM)— chebi
(4aS)-5,6,7,7aα-tetrahydro-4,7α-dimethylcyclopenta[c]pyran-1(4aH)-one (EXACT_SYNONYM)— chebi
(4aS,7S,7aR)-nepetalactone (EXACT_SYNONYM)— chebi
4aα,7α,7aα-nepetalactone (EXACT_SYNONYM)— chebi
cis,trans-nepetalactone (EXACT_SYNONYM)— chebi
nepetalactone (EXACT_SYNONYM)— chebi
nepetalactone cis-trans-form (EXACT_SYNONYM)— chebi

Cross-references

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Patents and articles

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wikipedia.en:Nepetalactone

Activity roles

Every antimicrobial role a source asserts for this compound — the unreduced evidence behind its antimicrobial_class.

antibacterial agent CHEBI:33282
antifungal agent CHEBI:35718

Source concepts

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Upstream concepts merged into this record
Source	Native ID	Label	Minted CURIE	Version
CHEBI	`CHEBI:7518`	cis-trans-nepetalactone	`antibioticmech:chebi-9e73b2a41d`	2026-08-30

Curation history

SEEDED_FROM_SOURCES 2026-08-30 · seed_from_sources
Seeded from data/raw/ inventories (CHEBI)
RESEEDED_FROM_SOURCES 2026-08-30 · seed_from_sources
Re-seeded from updated data/raw/ inventories
RESEEDED_FROM_SOURCES 2026-08-30 · seed_from_sources
Re-seeded from updated data/raw/ inventories
RESEEDED_FROM_SOURCES 2026-09-10 · seed_from_sources
Re-seeded from updated data/raw/ inventories

Provenance

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