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What (who) is Borneol - definition

CHEMICAL COMPOUND
MIB ligand; Endo-borneol; Bornyl; Isobornyl; Boral camphor; Bornyl alcohol; Camphanol; Borneolum syntheticum

Borneol         
·noun A rare variety of camphor, C10H17·OH, resembling ordinary camphor, from which it can be produced by reduction. It is said to occur in the camphor tree of Borneo and Sumatra (Dryobalanops camphora), but the natural borneol is rarely found in European or American commerce, being in great request by the Chinese. Called also Borneo camphor, Malay camphor, and camphol.
(+)-borneol dehydrogenase         
CLASS OF ENZYMES
EC 1.1.1.198; (+)-borneol:NAD+ oxidoreductase
In enzymology, a (+)-borneol dehydrogenase () is an enzyme that increases the rate of, or catalyzes, the chemical reaction

Wikipedia

Borneol

Borneol is a bicyclic organic compound and a terpene derivative. The hydroxyl group in this compound is placed in an endo position. The exo diastereomer is called isoborneol. Being chiral, borneol exists as enantiomers, both of which are found in nature.