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The chemistry and biology of volatiles /
Volatile compounds are molecules with a relatively low molecular weight allowing for an efficient evaporation into the air. They are found in many areas of our everyday-life: they are responsible for the communication between species such as plants, insects or mammals; they serve as flavours or frag...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Hoboken :
Wiley,
2010.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Volatile compounds are molecules with a relatively low molecular weight allowing for an efficient evaporation into the air. They are found in many areas of our everyday-life: they are responsible for the communication between species such as plants, insects or mammals; they serve as flavours or fragrances in many food products or perfumed consumer articles; and they play an important role in atmospheric chemistry. The Chemistry and Biology of Volatiles takes an interdisciplinary approach to volatile molecules. Review-style introductions to the main topics in volatile chemistry and biology are. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xxv, 402 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780470669556 0470669551 9780470777787 0470777788 9780470669532 0470669535 1119956986 9781119956983 1282777076 9781282777071 9786612777073 6612777079 |