L-menthol

organic compound used as flavouring and analgesic
ChemicalSubstance type_of_chemical_entity Q407418
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L-menthol

Summary

L-menthol is a type of chemical entity[1]. L-menthol ranks in the top 2% of type_of_chemical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (959 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • L-menthol's image is recorded as Menthol substance photo.jpg[3].
  • L-menthol's instance of is recorded as type of chemical entity[4].
  • L-menthol's chemical structure is recorded as (-)-Menthol.svg[5].
  • L-menthol's physically interacts with is recorded as Transient receptor potential cation channel subfamily A member 1[6].
  • L-menthol's physically interacts with is recorded as Transient receptor potential cation channel, subfamily A, member 1[7].
  • L-menthol's physically interacts with is recorded as Transient receptor potential cation channel subfamily M member 8[8].
  • L-menthol's physically interacts with is recorded as Transient receptor potential cation channel, subfamily M, member 8[9].
  • L-menthol's physically interacts with is recorded as Transient receptor potential cation channel, subfamily V, member 3[10].
  • L-menthol's GND ID is recorded as 4378972-9[11].
  • L-menthol's CAS Registry Number is recorded as 2216-51-5[12].
  • L-menthol's EC number is recorded as 218-690-9[13].
  • L-menthol's canonical SMILES is recorded as CC1CCC(C(C1)O)C(C)C[14].
  • L-menthol's InChI is recorded as InChI=1S/C10H20O/c1-7(2)9-5-4-8(3)6-10(9)11/h7-11H,4-6H2,1-3H3/t8-,9+,10-/m1/s1[15].
  • L-menthol's InChIKey is recorded as NOOLISFMXDJSKH-KXUCPTDWSA-N[16].
  • L-menthol's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh85083726[17].
  • L-menthol's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 137450553[18].
  • L-menthol's chemical formula is recorded as C₁₀H₂₀O[19].
  • L-menthol's subclass of is recorded as (±)-isomenthol[20].
  • L-menthol's subclass of is recorded as neomenthol[21].
  • L-menthol's part of is recorded as menthol metabolic process[22].
  • L-menthol's part of is recorded as menthol biosynthetic process[23].
  • L-menthol's part of is recorded as monoterpenol beta-glucosyltransferase activity[24].
  • L-menthol's part of is recorded as (-)-menthol dehydrogenase activity[25].
  • L-menthol's part of is recorded as (-)-menthol monooxygenase activity[26].
  • L-menthol's has use is recorded as lachrymatory agent[27].

Why It Matters

L-menthol ranks in the top 2% of type_of_chemical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (959 views/month).[2] L-menthol has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] L-menthol is known by 43 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . IUPHAR/BPS Guide to PHARMACOLOGY. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . IUPHAR/BPS Guide to PHARMACOLOGY. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . IUPHAR/BPS Guide to PHARMACOLOGY. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . IUPHAR/BPS Guide to PHARMACOLOGY. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . IUPHAR/BPS Guide to PHARMACOLOGY. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . ChEBI. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Global Substance Registration System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Gene Ontology release 2020-05-02. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Gene Ontology release 2020-05-02. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Gene Ontology release 2020-05-02. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Gene Ontology release 2020-05-02. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Gene Ontology release 2020-05-02. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). L-menthol. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/l-menthol
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_l-menthol_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{L-menthol}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/l-menthol}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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