# Gurjunene

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**Gurjunene**, also known as **(-)-α-gurjunene**, is a natural carbotricyclic [sesquiterpene](/source/Sesquiterpene) that is most commonly found in **gurjun balsam**, an essential oil compound extracted from plants of the genus *[Dipterocarpus](/source/Dipterocarpus).*[1][2] The following reaction that synthesizes gurjunene can be catalyzed by [alpha-gurjunene synthase](/source/Alpha-gurjunene_synthase):[3]

(2*E*,6*E*)-[farnesyl diphosphate](/source/Farnesyl_diphosphate) \rightleftharpoons (–)-α-gurjunene + [diphosphate](/source/Diphosphate)

## Related compounds

Several related compounds are known, including β-gurjunene and γ-gurjunene.

## References

1. ["GURJUN BALSAM (GURJUNENE) MD"](https://www.ventos.com/index.php/en/producto/8587). *www.ventos.com*. Retrieved 2023-07-20.

1. PubChem. ["alpha-Gurjunene"](https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/15560276). *pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov*. Retrieved 2023-07-20.

1. Schmidt CO, Bouwmeester HJ, Bülow N, König WA (April 1999). "Isolation, characterization, and mechanistic studies of (-)-α-gurjunene synthase from *Solidago canadensis*". *Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics*. **364** (2): 167–77. [doi:10.1006/abbi.1999.1122](https://doi.org/10.1006/abbi.1999.1122). [PMID 10190971](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10190971)

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