Compound Summary

General Compound Information

nonanal

Description
Nonanal is a saturated fatty aldehyde formally arising from reduction of the carboxy group of nonanoic acid. Metabolite observed in cancer metabolism. It has a role as a human metabolite and a plant metabolite. It is a saturated fatty aldehyde, a n-alkanal and a medium-chain fatty aldehyde. It derives from a nonanoic acid.
Synonyms
NONANAL;  124-19-6;  1-Nonanal;  Pelargonaldehyde;  Nonanaldehyde;
FlavorDB ID
2476
PUBCHEM ID
Molecular Weight
142.24
Molecular Formula
C9H18O
Openeye Can Smiles
CCCCCCCCC=O
IUPAC Inchikey
GYHFUZHODSMOHU-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Compound Classification
  • ClassyFire Ontology
Compound Quality
CATEGORY QUALITY THRESHOLD OCCURENCE REFERENCE
smell soapy, citrus 3.515e-5 µmol/L details
smell 3.164e-5 µmol/L hops details
smell soapy, citrus 3.515e-5 µmol/L details
smell citrus-like, soapy 1.969e-2 µmol/L details
smell citrus-like, soapy 5.624e-2 µmol/L details
smell citrus-like, soapy 1.969e-2 µmol/L orange juice details
smell citrus-like, soap-like 1.969e-2 µmol/L cempedak details
smell citrus-like, soapy 3.945e+0 µmol/L olive oil details
smell fruty, fragnance water details
smell fruty, fragnance 7.036e-3 µmol/L water details
Compound Toxicity and Food Additive Safety (OFAS)
Toxicity Summary
Link to the Distributed Structure-Searchable Toxicity (DSSTox) Database
IDENTIFICATION AND USE: Nonanal is a colorless liquid. It is not registered for current use in the U.S., but approved pesticide uses may change periodically and so federal, state and local authorities must be consulted for currently approved uses. It is used in perfume industry and as a flavoring agent.
HUMAN EXPOSURE AND TOXICITY: Ozone exposure resulted in a significant early increase in nonanal in the airway epithelial lining fluid of humans. Nonanal levels returned to baseline by 18 hr after exposure. Nonanal produced in vitro by ozonation of liposomes induced hemolysis of human red blood cells, and combination of nonanal and H2O2 was significantly more hemolytic than nonanal alone. It was negative for unscheduled DNA synthesis in adult human hepatocytes assay at 3-100 mM.
ANIMAL STUDIES: Single dermal dose of nonanal 5 g/kg applied on 3 rabbits with intact skin and 3 rabbits with abraded skin produced one death and severe edema and burns at site of application. There was no evidence of embryotoxicity, fetal toxicity, or teratogenesis when pregnant female rats were given 1500 mg/kg bw/day of nonanoic acid (metabolite of nonanal on days 6-15 of pregnancy. It was positive for sister chromatid exchange in rat hepatocytes at 0.1-100 uM, and negative for unscheduled DNA synthesis in adult rat hepatocytes assay at 3-100 mM. It was positive for forward mutation assay in V79 Chinese hamster lung cells at 0.1-0.3 mM and negative in modified Ames test (preincubation method) using S. typhmiurium TA98, TA100 and TA1535 at 1-666 ug/plate. It was also negative in Ames test using S. typhmiurium TA102 and TA104 at up to 1 mg/plate, and negative in the chromosomal aberration test using rat hepatocytes at 0.4 ug/mL.
Source: DrugBank or Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
Food Additive Safety (OFAS)
NONANAL is used for FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT. More food additive safty information please view GRAS report.
Receptors
Receptor REFERENCE EC50 [µM] Effective Concentration [µM]
OR1A1 details Activated
OR1A2 details Activated
OR1G1 details Activated
OR2J2 details Activated
OR2W1 details Activated
OR52D1 details Activated
Consensus Spectra
Spectrum Type Spectrum View Description Polarity
Experimental GCMS view GCMS positive