Composition of Australian Honey Extractives. 1. Norisoprenoids, Monoterpenes, and Other Natural Volatiles from Blue Gum (Eucalyptus leucoxylon) and Yellow Box (Eucalyptus melliodora) Honeys

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1834-1843

  D'Arcy, Bruce R ^a   Rintoul, Gavin B ^a   Rowland, Catherine Y ^b   Blackman, Adrian J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australian blue gum (Eucalyptus leucoxylon) honey; Composition; Extractives; Monoterpenes; Natural volatiles; Norisoprenoids; Yellow box (Eucalyptus melliodora)

Indexed keywords

EUCALYPTUS GLOBULUS; EUCALYPTUS LEUCOXYLON; EUCALYPTUS MELLIODORA;

EID: 0001133175     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf960625+     Document Type: Article

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