α-Cadinol or 10α-hydroxy-4-cadinene is an organic compound, a sesquiterpenoid alcohol.
Natural occurrence This compound is found in essential oils and extracts of many plants, such as Agrotaxis selaginoides, Tabernaemontana catharinensis Litsea acutivena (7.7%), Salvia aratocensis (20%), Protium giganteum (7%), Uvaria ovata root bark (13–24%), Plinia trunciflora (19%) Tanacetum sonbolii (35%) Schisandra chinensis berries (5%), Melia azedarach (11%), Neolitsea parvigemma (10%), Tetradenia riparia (8%)
Biological activity α-Cadinol was said to act as anti-fungal and as hepatoprotective, and was proposed as a possible remedy for drug-resistant tuberculosis.
See also δ-Cadinol (torreyol)
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