PubChem CID · CC0

/ COMPOUND

toluene

PubChem CID 1140Formula C7H8MW 92.1451 food sources

Odor — measured

Measured odor descriptors · sourced from olfactory literature

lemonmeasuredlightmeasuredmintymeasuredpaintmeasuredsweetmeasuredbenzenemeasuredpungentmeasuredsolventmeasuredaromaticmeasuredchemicalmeasuredfragrantmeasuredterpenesmeasuredodor_activemeasuredcool coolingmeasuredsour vinegarmeasureddravnieks_haymeasureddravnieks_tarmeasureddravnieks_corkmeasured

Taste — measured

Measured taste class · sourced from taste-chemistry databases

sweetmeasured

Biochemical reactions

Metabolic reactions from RHEA (EMBL-EBI/SIB) · peer-reviewed

EC UNreactantRHEA:RHEA:10416 →

toluene + fumarate = 2-benzylsuccinate

EC UNreactantRHEA:RHEA:16737 →

toluene + NADH + O2 + H(+) = (1S,2R)-3-methylcyclohexa-3,5-diene-1,2-diol + NAD(+)

EC UNreactantRHEA:RHEA:20349 →

toluene + NADH + O2 + H(+) = 2-hydroxytoluene + NAD(+) + H2O

EC UNreactantRHEA:RHEA:41380 →

toluene + NADH + O2 + H(+) = 4-methylphenol + NAD(+) + H2O

EC UNreactantRHEA:RHEA:51592 →

Research associations

Literature-derived · peer-reviewed sources only · not medical advice

akathisia, drug-inducedFoodAtlas

anemiaFoodAtlas

ataxiaFoodAtlas

cerebellar diseasesFoodAtlas

cerebral palsyFoodAtlas

chromosome aberrationsFoodAtlas

cognition disordersFoodAtlas

common coldFoodAtlas

coughFoodAtlas

cranial nerve diseases

Research papers

24 peer-reviewed papers reference this compound · top-cited shown

Use of Buffering and Other Means to Improve Results of Problematic Pesticides in a Fast and Easy Method for Residue Analysis of Fruits and Vegetables(2005)

Purification and Specificity of Porcine Enterokinase(1971)

Disulfide-dependent Protein Folding Is Linked to Operation of the Vitamin K Cycle in the Endoplasmic Reticulum(2006)

The Metabolism of Benzoate and Methylbenzoates via the meta‐Cleavage Pathway by Pseudomonas arvilla mt‐2(1972)

Preparation, separation, and confirmation of the eight geometrical cis/trans conjugated linoleic acid isomers 8,10‐through 11,13–18∶2(1999)

Foods containing this compound

Guava, strawberry, raw

View ingredient ->

Watermelon, raw

View ingredient ->

Guava, nectar, canned

Source

Compound data linked to PubChem CID 1140, public domain via NCBI. Culinary context + ingredient mappings are maintained by Foodgeist's enrichment fleet and continuously re-matched by the pairings engine. PubChem CID 1140

Pinterest converts best for culinary content

The Geist can be wrong. Some flavor, taste, and pairing values are model-predicted, not lab-measured.