Biogenesis of 2-Phenylethanol in Rose Flowers: Incorporation of [2H8]L-Phenylalanine into 2-Phenylethanol and its β-D-…

Bioscience, Biotechnology and Biochemistry

Volumn 66, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 943-947

  Watanabe, Shuzo ^a   Hayashi, Kentaro ^b   Yagi, Kensuke ^b   Asai, Tatsuo ^b   Mactavish, Hazel ^c,d   Picone, Joanne ^c   Turnbull, Colin ^c   Watanabe, Naoharu ^b  

^a GIFU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b SHIZUOKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d ADAS BOXWORTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

2 phenylethanol; 2 phenylethyl D glucopyranoside); Biogenesis; Rose flower; Scent formation

Indexed keywords

ROSA; ROSA X DAMASCENA;

GLUCAN; PHENETHYL ALCOHOL; PHENYLALANINE;

ARTICLE; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; ROSE;

GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; GLUCANS; PHENYLALANINE; PHENYLETHYL ALCOHOL; ROSA;

EID: 0036562410     PISSN: 09168451     EISSN: 13476947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1271/bbb.66.943     Document Type: Article

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