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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 |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- The Chemistry and Biology of Volatiles; Contents; Foreword; List of Contributors; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; 1 Volatiles
- An Interdisciplinary Approach; 2 Biosynthesis and Emission of Isoprene, Methylbutanol and Other Volatile Plant Isoprenoids; 3 Analysis of the Plant Volatile Fraction; 4 Plant Volatile Signalling: Multitrophic Interactions in the Headspace; 5 Pheromones in Chemical Communication; 6 Use of Volatiles in Pest Control; 7 Challenges in the Synthesis of Natural and Non-Natural Volatiles; 8 The Biosynthesis of Volatile Sulfur Flavour Compounds.