Biosynthetic origin of geosmin in red beets (Beta vulgaris L.)

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 1026-1029

  Lu, Guiping ^a,c   Edwards, Charles G ^a   Fellman, John K ^a   Scott Mattinson, D ^a   Navazio, John ^b  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Alf Christianson Seed Company   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biosynthetic origin; Geosmin; Headspace solid phase microextraction (HSPME); Red beets (Beta vulgaris L.)

Indexed keywords

GEOSMIN; MENTHONE; NAPHTHOL DERIVATIVE; PLANT EXTRACT;

ARTICLE; BEET; BEETROOT; BIOSYNTHESIS; CHEMISTRY; FLAVOR; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; METABOLISM; PLANT METABOLISM; PLANT SEED; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; SEEDLING; SOIL BACTERIUM; SOLID PHASE MICROEXTRACTION;

BETA VULGARIS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; NAPHTHOLS; PLANT EXTRACTS; SEEDLING;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BETA VULGARIS; BETA VULGARIS SUBSP. VULGARIS;

EID: 0037433143     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf020905r     Document Type: Article

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