PubChem CID · CC0
butan-1-ol
Cooking relevance
1-butanol (PubChem CID 263) is a volatile alcohol that can appear as a minor fermentation byproduct in some food and beverage systems. Its presence is typically associated with yeast metabolism during fermentation processes. In culinary contexts, it contributes subtle solvent-like or fusel-alcohol notes rather than desirable flavor.
- aroma
- solvent-like · fusel alcohol · slight pungency
- culinary role
- minor fermentation volatile; generally undesirable in flavor profile
- mass spectra
- 3 verified
Biochemical reactions
Metabolic reactions from RHEA (EMBL-EBI/SIB) · peer-reviewed
butan-1-ol + NAD(+) = butanal + NADH + H(+)
butan-1-ol + 2 Fe(III)-[cytochrome c] = butanal + 2 Fe(II)-[cytochrome c] + 2 H(+)
butan-1-ol + a quinone = butanal + a quinol
butane + NADH + O2 + H(+) = butan-1-ol + NAD(+) + H2O
butan-1-ol + acetyl-CoA = butyl acetate + CoA
Research associations
Literature-derived · peer-reviewed sources only · not medical advice
Foods containing this compound
The cherimoya, also spelled chirimoya, is the fruit of the species Annona cherimola, which generally is thought to be native to the Andes, although an alternative hypothesis proposes Central America as the origin of cherimoya because many of its wild relatives occur in this area. Today cherimoya is grown throughout South Asia, Central America, South America, Southern California and southern Andalucia [La Axarquia].
Chamaemelum nobile, commonly known as chamomile (also spelled camomile), Roman chamomile, English chamomile, garden chamomile, ground apple, low chamomile, or whig plant, is a low perennial plant found in dry fields and around gardens and cultivated grounds in Europe, North America, and Argentina. C. nobile is, along with Matricaria chamomilla, an important source of the herbal product known as chamomile.
Source
Compound data linked to PubChem CID 263, 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 263
