Monoterpenes in essential oils: Biosynthesis and properties

Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology

Volumn 464, Issue , 1999, Pages 49-62

  Loza Tavera, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSINTHOL; AFLATOXIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CARVACROL; CINEOLE; CITRAL; CITRONELLAL; DIMETHYLALLYLTRANSFERASE; DIMETHYLBENZ[A]ANTHRACENE; ESSENTIAL OIL; FARNESYL DIPHOSPHATE; GERANIOL; GERANYL PYROPHOSPHATE; GERANYLGERANYL PYROPHOSPHATE; LIMONENE; LINALOOL; MENTHOL; MEVALONIC ACID; MONOTERPENE SYNTHASE; MYRCENE; NEROL; PARA CYMENE; PINENE; SYNTHETASE; TERPENE DERIVATIVE; TERPINENE; TERPINOLENE; TRANSKETOLASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DRUG SYNTHESIS; LIPOGENESIS; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTION ANALYSIS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0033280301     PISSN: 00652598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4615-4729-7_5     Document Type: Conference Paper

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