Title: | "Enzymatic resolution and odor description of both enantiomers of lavandulol, a fragrance of lavender oil" |
Author(s): | Sakauchi H; Kiyota H; Takigawa SY; Oritani T; Kuwahara S; |
Address: | "Department of Applied Bioorganic Chemistry, Division of Bioscience & Biotechnology for Future Bioindustry, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, Tsutsumidori-Amamiya, Aoba-ku, Sendai 981-8555, Japan" |
ISSN/ISBN: | 1612-1880 (Electronic) 1612-1872 (Linking) |
Abstract: | "Both enantiomers of lavandulol (1), an important constituent of lavender oil, were prepared by enzymatic optical resolution, and the odor quality of the single antipodes were evaluated. The fragrance of the nature-identical (R)-enantiomer ('weak floral, herbal odor with slightly lemon-like, fresh citrus fruity nuance') was superior to those of both the unnatural (S)-enantiomer ('very weak odor') and the racemate ('weak floral, herbal odor')" |
Keywords: | "Acyclic Monoterpenes Enzymes/*metabolism Lavandula Molecular Structure Monoterpenes/*chemistry/*metabolism Odorants/*analysis Oils, Volatile/*chemistry Plant Oils/*chemistry Stereoisomerism;" |
Notes: | "MedlineSakauchi, Hiroyuki Kiyota, Hiromasa Takigawa, Shin-ya Oritani, Takayuki Kuwahara, Shigefumi eng Switzerland 2006/12/29 Chem Biodivers. 2005 Sep; 2(9):1183-6. doi: 10.1002/cbdv.200590088" |