Tea aroma is one of the most important factors affecting the character and quality of tea.
Recent advances in methods and instruments for separating and identifying volatile …

Some plant terpenes such as sterols and carotenes are part of primary metabolism and
found essentially in all plants. However, the majority of the terpenes found in plants are …

Floral volatiles have attracted humans' attention since antiquity and have since then
permeated many aspects of our lives. Indeed, they are heavily used in perfumes, cosmetics …

The terpenoids constitute the largest class of natural products and many interesting products
are extensively applied in the industrial sector as flavors, fragrances, spices and are also …

The multitude of terpene carbon skeletons in plants is formed by enzymes known as terpene
synthases. This review covers the monoterpene and sesquiterpene synthases presenting an …

Volatile compounds act as a language that plants use for their communication and
interaction with the surrounding environment. To date, a total of 1700 volatile compounds …

Plants synthesize and emit a large variety of volatile organic compounds with terpenoids
and fatty-acid derivatives the dominant classes. Whereas some volatiles are probably …

Flowers have a high risk of pathogen attack because of their rich nutrient and moisture
content, and high frequency of insect visitors. We investigated the role of (E)‐β …

Plants have a penchant for perfuming the atmosphere around them. Since antiquity it has
been known that both floral and vegetative parts of many species emit substances with …

This review focuses on the monoterpene, sesquiterpene, and diterpene synthases of plant
origin that use the corresponding C10, C15, and C20 prenyl diphosphates as substrates to …