Occurrence
Reported as naturally occurring in violet leaves and flowers, in cucumber, sweet and sour cherry, guava, peas,
tomato, potato, bell pepper, wheat bread, rye bread, milk, milk powder, fish and fish oil, roast chicken, guinea hen, beef, beer, coffee,
tea, oats, mango, kelp, prickly pear, malt, dried bonito, endive, oysters, clam and mate.
Uses
trans-2,cis-6-Nonadienal is an unsaturated aldehyde that is responsible for the cucumber smell of Synura petersenii, a freshwater colonial flagellate. trans-2,cis-6-Nonadienal is also a common natural and drinking water contaminant.
Definition
ChEBI: (2E,6Z)-nona-2,6-dienal is an enal that is (2E,6Z)-nona-2,6-diene substituted by an oxo group at position 1. It has a role as a plant metabolite. It is an enal and a trans-2,3-unsaturated fatty aldehyde.
