Estragole (4-allylanisole) is the primary compound in volatiles emitted from the male and female cones of Cycas revoluta

Journal of Plant Research

Volumn 119, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 671-676

  Azuma, Hiroshi ^a   Kono, Masumi ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cycad; GC MS; Scent

Indexed keywords

ANISOLE DERIVATIVE; ESTRAGOLE;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CYCAS; HISTOLOGY; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; ODOR; VOLATILIZATION;

ANISOLES; CYCAS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; ODORS; VOLATILIZATION;

CYCADACEAE; CYCAS; CYCAS REVOLUTA; GYMNOSPERMAE;

EID: 33751301755     PISSN: 09189440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10265-006-0019-2     Document Type: Article

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