Α-Cadinol

α-Cadinol or 10α-hydroxy-4-cadinene is an organic compound, a sesquiterpenoid alcohol.

Natural occurrence

This compound is found in essential oils and extracts of many plants, such as

• Agrotaxis selaginoides,
• Tabernaemontana catharinensis
• Litsea acutivena (7.7%),
• Salvia aratocensis (20%),
• Protium giganteum (7%),
• Uvaria ovata root bark (13–24%),
• Plinia trunciflora (19%)
• Tanacetum sonbolii (35%)
• Schisandra chinensis berries (5%),
• Melia azedarach (11%),
• Neolitsea parvigemma (10%),
• Tetradenia riparia (8%)

Biological activity

α-Cadinol was said to act as anti-fungal and as hepatoprotective, and was proposed as a possible remedy for drug-resistant tuberculosis.

See also

• δ-Cadinol (torreyol)

References