3-Penten-2-one is volatile compound present in berry fruit of two Aronia melanocarpa genotypes. Urinary 3-penten-2-one is a useful biomarker for increased accumulation of acetaldehyde during abnormal metabolic stress3-Penten-2-one was used in the synthesis of the alkaloids (+/-)-senepodine G and (+/-)-cermizine C 3-Penten-2-one is volatile compound present in berry fruit of two Aronia melanocarpa genotypes. Urinary 3-penten-2-one is a useful biomarker for increased accumulation of acetaldehyde during abnormal metabolic stress