Rationalizing the Origin of Solerone (5-Oxo-4-hexanolide): Biomimetic Synthesis and Identification of Key Metabolites in Sherry Wine

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 369-372

  Häring, Dietmar ^a   Schreier, Peter ^a   Herderich, Markus ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biogenesis; Pyruvate decarboxylase; Sherry; Solerone

Indexed keywords

EID: 0042735600     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf960316j     Document Type: Article

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