Geranyl acetate esterase is commonly present but linalyl acetate esterase occurrence is highly limited in plants

Flavour and Fragrance Journal

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 173-177

  Sangwan, Neelam S ^a   Sharma, Pankaj K ^a   Sangwan, Rajender S ^a  

^a CSIR CENTRAL INSTITUTE OF MEDICINAL AND AROMATIC PLANTS   (India)

Author keywords

Acyl monoterpene esterase; Aromatic plants; Geranyl acetate; Linalyl acetate; Secondary metabolism; Terpene esters

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOMARKERS; BIOSYNTHESIS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESSENTIAL OILS; PLANTS (BOTANY);

AROMATIC PLANTS; ESTERASES; GERANYL ACETATE ESTERASE; LINALYL ACEATE ESTERASE;

ESTERS;

ESTERASE; GERANYL ACETATE; LINALOOL;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYMATIC ASSAY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME PURIFICATION; LIPPIA; MEDICINAL PLANT; MENTHA; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PROTEIN HYDROLYSIS;

ANIMALIA; LIPPIA ALBA; MENTHA AQUATICA;

EID: 34249030854     PISSN: 08825734     EISSN: 10991026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ffj.1775     Document Type: Article

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