/ COMPOUND
octyl acetate
PubChem CID 8164Formula C10H20O2MW 172.2647 food sources
Odor — measured
Measured odor descriptors · sourced from olfactory literature
waxymeasuredgreenmeasuredpeachmeasuredcitrusmeasuredearthymeasuredfloralmeasuredfruitymeasuredherbalmeasuredorangemeasuredjasminemeasuredmushroommeasuredodor_activemeasured
Receptor binding
Measured in literature · peer-reviewed · how this compound interacts with biological receptors
hOR56A5olfactory (smell)agonistM2OR
hOR51E1olfactory (smell)agonistM2OR
hOR10G7olfactory (smell)agonistM2OR
hOR1A1olfactory (smell)agonistM2OR
hOR2J3_I228V_M261Iolfactory (smell)agonistM2OR
hOR6C68_A45Tolfactory (smell)agonistM2OR
Biochemical reactions
Metabolic reactions from RHEA (EMBL-EBI/SIB) · peer-reviewed
octan-1-ol + acetyl-CoA = octyl acetate + CoA
Foods containing this compound

Cheddar Cheese
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Guava, common, raw
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Guava, strawberry, raw
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Orange, california, valencia, raw
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Orange, california, navel, raw
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Orange, florida, raw
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Orange, with peel, raw
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Pear, canned halves, juice pack, solids and liquid
Source
Compound data linked to PubChem CID 8164, 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 8164
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