释义 |
humulene Chem.|ˈhjuːmjuːliːn| [f. mod.L. humul-us (in Humulus lupulus, taxonomic name of the hop) + -ene.] A colourless liquid sesquiterpene, C15H24, identical with α-caryophyllene and forming the principal constituent of oil of hops.
1895A. C. Chapman in Jrnl. Chem. Soc. LXVII. 62 The evidence I have given as to its chemical individuality justifies me, I think, in adding to this list the sesquiterpene of the essential oil of hops, for which I venture to propose the name humulene. 1951Jrnl. Chem. Soc. 22 Humulene (C15H24), the chief sesquiterpene constituent of hop oil and a minor constituent of the high-boiling terpene fraction of clove oil, has been shown to be present in the essential oil of Egyptian hashish. |