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Capsaicin

CHEBI:CHEBI_3374

Chemical Information

Molecular Formula
C18H27NO3
Molecular Mass
305.41190
Charge
0
SMILES
COc1cc(CNC(=O)CCCC\C=C\C(C)C)ccc1O
InChI
InChI=1S/C18H27NO3/c1-14(2)8-6-4-5-7-9-18(21)19-13-15-10-11-16(20)17(12-15)22-3/h6,8,10-12,14,20H,4-5,7,9,13H2,1-3H3,(H,19,21)/b8-6+
InChIKey
YKPUWZUDDOIDPM-SOFGYWHQSA-N

Alternative Names

  • (6E)-N-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxybenzyl)-8-methylnon-6-enamide
  • (E)-8-Methyl-N-vanillyl-6-nonenamide
  • capsaicin
  • Capsaicin
  • Isodecenoic acid vanillylamide
  • trans-8-Methyl-N-vanillyl-6-nonenamide
  • Zostrix

Drug Classification

Important Medical Information

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  • Side effects may vary and this list may not be comprehensive.
  • Drug interactions may occur with other medications.

Additional Identifiers

DRON_00010000
1992
oboInOwl#hasDbXref
Wikipedia:Capsaicin
core#notation
CHEBI:3374

Additional References

Wikipedia:Capsaicin

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Additional Attributes

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1992
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