Hinokitiol

Hinokitiol is a monoterpenoid that is cyclohepta-2,4,6-trien-1-one substituted by a hydroxy group at position 2 and an isopropyl group at position 4. Isolated from Thuja plicata and Chamaecyparis obtusa, it exhibits antimicrobial activities. Among its listed roles, it functions as a antibacterial agent, an antineoplastic agent, an antifungal agent, an antiplasmodial drug and a plant metabolite. It is a monoterpenoid, an enol and a cyclic ketone. It is derived from a hydride of a cyclohepta-1,3,5-triene. Hinokitiol has been reported in Thujopsis dolabrata, Chamaecyparis formosensis, and other organisms with data available. The directory classifies it as a commercial API with a natural source/manufacturing origin. Other names for this substance include beta-Thujaplicin and 4-Isopropyltropolone. Its PubChem CID is 3611.