Molecular structure
/ COMPOUND
(−)-methyl jasmonate
Molecular ID 5281929Formula C13H20O3MW 224.303 food sources
Odor — measured
Measured odor descriptors · verified against peer-reviewed literature
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Biochemical reactions
Metabolic reactions from curated biochemical databases · peer-reviewed
jasmonate + S-adenosyl-L-methionine = methyl (-)-jasmonate + S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine
reactantview reaction →
methyl (-)-jasmonate + H2O = jasmonate + methanol + H(+)
Foods containing this compound
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