OcoteaDB: Chemical Compounds from Ocotea Plants, 1830-2025

984 unique chemical compounds documented across 115 species of the Ocotea plant genus. This curated dataset, compiled by Albert Katchborian-Neto, synthesizes research articles from 1830 to 2025, covering volatile and nonvolatile specialized metabolites. The data is presented in the Ocotea Chemical Database (OcoteaDB), a digital resource for the scientific community.

Use Cases

• Identifying potential bioactive scaffolds for drug discovery based on documented aporphinoid and benzylisoquinoline alkaloids.
• Studying chemical diversity and biosynthetic pathways within the Ocotea genus based on the catalog of terpenoids and lignoids.
• Supporting chemophenetic and taxonomic research on the 'Ocotea complex' based on the curated chemical profiles of 115 species.
• Screening for glycosylated flavonoids and other specialized metabolites with potential pharmacological activity.

Strengths

• Documents 984 unique chemical compounds, providing a substantial chemical inventory.
• Covers a long temporal range of research, from 1830 to 2025.
• Includes data from 115 Ocotea species, offering broad taxonomic coverage.
• Focuses on both volatile and nonvolatile metabolites, which suggests a wide chemical scope.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• The dataset is small in file size (507.3 KB), indicating a limited scope of raw data.

Provenance

Source

Compiled from a review of scientific literature.

Collection Method

Curated synthesis of research articles.

Time Range

1830 to 2025

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-19 08:31:15; freshness should be verified.