Safranal

Category: terpenoid

Pharmacological Mechanism

Volatile monoterpene aldehyde; primary aroma compound of saffron. Anxiolytic in animal models (GABA-A modulation suspected). Lower bioavailability than crocin/crocetin; rapidly metabolized.

Dosing Guidelines

• PO: Typical 1 mg (Range: 0.1–5 mg)

Target Organ Systems

• nervous

Chemical Identifiers

• PubChem CID: 61041
• Formula: C10H14O
• Molecular weight: 150.22 g/mol
• InChIKey: SGAWOGXMMPSZPB-UHFFFAOYSA-N
• SMILES: CC1=C(C(CC=C1)(C)C)C=O