(2-Nitroethyl)benzene: a major flower scent from the Japanese loquat Eriobotrya japonica [Rosales: Rosaceae]. Issue 8 (3rd August 2014)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Kuwahara, Yasumasa; Ichiki, Yayoi; Morita, Masashi; Asano, Yasuhisa
• Is Part Of: Bioscience, biotechnology, and biochemistry. Volume 78:Issue 8(2014)
• Page Start: 1320
• Page End: 1323
• Publication Date: 2014-08-03
• Subjects: flower scent -- (2-nitroethyl)benzene -- the Japanese loquat -- Eriobotrya japonica; Biotechnology -- Periodicals; Biochemistry -- Periodicals; 660.6
• DOI: 10.1080/09168451.2014.921558
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0916-8451

Abstract

Abstract: (2-Nitroethyl)benzene was identified as a major component of the flower scent of the Japanese loquat Eriobotrya japonica [Rosales: Rosaceae], together with p -methoxybenzaldehyde and methyl p -methoxybenzoate. The corresponding volatiles from chopped leaves did not contain these three compounds. This is the first time that 1-nitro-2-phenyl-ethane has been demonstrated to be a natural product among Japanese plants, although two Japanese millipedes are known to possess the same aromatics.