Geraniol is a monoterpenoid and an alcohol. It is the primary component of citronella oil and is a primary component of rose oil and palmarosa oil. It...
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Geranyl pyrophosphate (redirect from Geraniol pyrophosphate)
geranyl diphosphate (GDP), is the pyrophosphate ester of the terpenoid geraniol. Its salts are colorless. It is a precursor to many natural products. GPP...
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Geraniol isomerase (EC 5.4.4.4) is an enzyme with systematic name geraniol hydroxymutase. This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction geraniol...
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In enzymology, a geraniol dehydrogenase (EC 1.1.1.183) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction geraniol + NADP+ ⇌ {\displaystyle \rightleftharpoons...
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oil, hence its name. This colourless liquid is used in perfumery. Like geraniol, nerol has a sweet rose odor but it is considered to be fresher. Esters...
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L-citronellol, to mixtures comprising mostly L- or racemic citronellol and geraniol, or to mixtures comprising mostly racemic 3,7-dimethyloct-7-en-1-ol and...
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citronellol are produced annually. It is mainly obtained by hydrogenation of geraniol or nerol over copper chromite catalyst. Homogeneous catalysts are used...
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from geraniol, which itself is synthesized from geranyl pyrophosphate (GPP) by geraniol diphosphate synthase (E1). A p450 type enzyme, geraniol 8-hydroxylase...
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a source of perfumery chemicals such as citronellal, citronellol, and geraniol. These chemicals find extensive use in soap, candles and incense, perfumery...
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Geranyl acetate (redirect from Acetyl geraniol)
these sources, but more commonly it is prepared by the esterification of geraniol with acetic acid. Geranyl acetate is used primarily as a component of perfumes...
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