Review Article

Terpenoids and Their Biological Activities from Cinnamomum: A Review

Table 1

Monoterpenes from the genus Cinnamomum.

No.TypeCompoundMolecular formulaMolecular weightOriginReferences

1Menthane(3R,4R)-p-Menth-1-ene-3,4-diol 3-O-β-D-glucopyranosideC16H28O7332s[8]
2(3R,4S,6R)-p-Menth-1-ene-3,6-diol 3-O-β-D -glucopyranosideC16H28O7332s[8]
3(4R)-p-Menthane-1,2α,8-triolC10H20O3188s[8]
4CarvacrolC10H14O150s[9]
5ThymolC10H14O150s[9]
6α-TerpineolC10H18O154c, d, g, o[1012]
7α-PhellandreneC10H16136d, g[10, 13]
8α-TerpineneC10H16136d, g[10, 13]
9p-CymeneC10H14134g[10]
10TerpinoleneC10H16136d, g[10, 13]
11Terpinen-4-olC10H18O154g[10]
12LimoneneC10H16136g, z[10, 11]
13(1R,2R,4S,6S)-4-(2-Hydroxypropan-2-yl)-1-methyl-7-oxabicy clo[4.1.0]heptan-2-olC10H18O3186c[14]

14CamphaneBorneolC10H18O154c, g, z, o[1012]
15CamphorC10H16O152c, d, g[10, 13]

16Pinaneα-PineneC10H16136d, g, z[10, 11]
17β-PineneC10H16136c, d, g[10, 11]

18LauraneCinnacasside AC25H36O11512c[1517]
19Cinnacasside BC25H36O11512c[1517]
20Cinnacasside CC25H36O11512c[1517]
21Cinnacasside DC25H36O11512c[15]
22Cinnacasside EC25H38O11514c[15]
23Cinnacasside FC26H40O12544c[17]
24Cinnacasside GC26H40O12545c[17]
255-(2,3-Dihydroxy-3-methylbutyl)-4-hydroxy-4-methyldihydrofuran-2(3H)-oneC10H18O5218i[18]
265-(2,3-Dihydroxy-3-methylbutyl)-4-methylfuran-2(5H)-oneC10H16O4200i[18]
278-Hydroxy-4,7,7-trimethyl-9-1,6-dioxaspiro[4.4]non-3-en-2-oneC10H14O4198i[18]
28trans-Linalool-3,6-oxide-β-D-glucopyranosideC16H28O7332c[19]
29LinaloolC10H18O154c, d[19, 20]
303,7-Dimethyl-1-octene-3,6,7-triolC10H20O3188c[19]
313,7-Dimethyl-oct-1-en-3,6,7-triol-6-O-β-D-glucopyranosideC16H30O8350c[19]
32(6R)-Geraniol-6,7-diolC10H20O3188c[19]
336-Hydroxy-6-methyl-4,7-octadien-2-oneC9H14O2154d[21]
34β-OcimeneC10H16136d[13]
35β-MyrceneC10H16136g[10]
36Geranyl acetateC12H20O2196c[20]

37NormonoterpenesReticuoneC9H14O3170r[22]
38(3,3-Dimethylcyclohex-1-ene-1,4-diyl) dimethanolC15H26O7318c[14]

39Othersα-ThujeneC10H16136d, g[10]
40SabineneC10H16136d, g[10]
41EucalyptolC10H18O154d, g[10, 13]
42CampheneC10H16136c, d, g[13, 20]
43SubamoneC10H16O2168s[23, 24]

Note: b: C. burmannii; c: C. cassia; d: C. camphora; g: C. glanduliferum; i: C. inunctum; k: C. kotoense; o: C. osmophloeum; p: C. parthenoxylon; q: C. philippinense; r: C. reticulatum; s: C. subavenium; t: C. tenuifolium; w: C. wilsonii; z: C. zeylanicum. The same is given in Figure 1.