| Description |
(+)-camphor, also known as formosa camphor or 2-bornanone, is a member of the class of compounds known as bicyclic monoterpenoids. Bicyclic monoterpenoids are monoterpenoids containing exactly 2 rings, which are fused to each other. Thus, (+)-camphor is considered to be an isoprenoid lipid molecule (+)-camphor is practically insoluble (in water) and an extremely weak basic (essentially neutral) compound (based on its pKa). (+)-camphor is a bitter, camphor, and herbal tasting compound and can be found in a number of food items such as sugar apple, sunflower, fennel, and cardamom, which makes (+)-camphor a potential biomarker for the consumption of these food products. |
