Molecular structure
propan-2-ol
Cooking relevance
Propan-2-ol (isopropanol) is not a food ingredient and has no culinary role. It is a solvent and disinfectant used in laboratory and industrial settings, not in cooking or food preparation.
- aroma
- not applicable
- culinary role
- not applicable
- mass spectra
- 21 experimental spectra
Odor — measured
Measured odor descriptors · verified against peer-reviewed literature
Taste — measured
Measured taste class · verified against peer-reviewed data
Biochemical reactions
Metabolic reactions from curated biochemical databases · peer-reviewed
propan-2-ol + NADP(+) = acetone + NADPH + H(+)
propan-2-ol + NAD(+) = acetone + NADH + H(+)
propane + NADH + O2 + H(+) = propan-2-ol + NAD(+) + H2O
propan-2-ol + 2 Fe(III)-[cytochrome c] = acetone + 2 Fe(II)-[cytochrome c] + 2 H(+)
Research associations
Literature-derived · peer-reviewed sources only · not medical advice
Foods containing this compound
Verified Data
Compound identity and culinary context are continuously cross-referenced across open scientific databases and maintained by Foodgeist's enrichment pipeline.
The Geist can be wrong. Some flavor, taste, and pairing values are model-predicted, not lab-measured.
