The volatile organic compounds from tepals and anthers of saffron flowers (crocus sativus l.)

Journal of Essential Oil Research

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 298-300

  Tirillini, Bruno ^a   Pagiotti, Rita ^b   Menghini, Luigi ^b   Miniati, Enrico ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF URBINO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^c Dipartimento di Scienze Degli Alimenti   (Italy)

Author keywords

2 phenethyl acetate; 2 phenylethyl alcohol; Crocus sativus; Ethyl hexadecanoate; Extract composition; Iridaceae; Saffron fower; Tetra cosane

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOLS; ETHANOL; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY;

2-PHENETHYL ACETATE; 2-PHENYLETHYL ALCOHOL; CROCUS SATIVUS; SAFFRON FLOWER; TETRACOSANE;

VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

CROCUS; CROCUS SATIVUS; IRIDACEAE;

EID: 33646728237     PISSN: 10412905     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10412905.2006.9699095     Document Type: Article

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