Sesquiterpene

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Broader Terms

terpene

Narrower Terms

diacetoxyscirpenol, farnesyl compound, T2 toxin

Facts (generated by robot; please edit if you find it inaccurate)

• 6 wt % of the Sesquiterpene is stripped off during the extrusion, which is due to its high volatility.
• This sesquiterpene is synthesized de novo in the osmetrial glands of larval Papilio (Lepidoptera/Papilionidae) as an allomone (15), and it functions as a feeding stimulant to the sand fly Lutzomyia longipalpis (Diptera/Psychodidae), an important vector of the blood disease leishmaniasis (16).
• An unusual reaction of the title sesquiterpene is described.
• The major compound of orange essential oil is d-limonene and the major sesquiterpene is valencene.
• (+)-Germacrene A Biosynthesis The Committed Step in the Biosynthesis of Bitter Sesquiterpene Lactones in Chicory Jan-Willem de Kraker, Maurice C.
• 0 Atom SRef Overview Article Overview 102a 1726-4189/bg/2006-3-93 Copernicus GmbH on behalf of the EGU Seasonal variation of mono- and sesquiterpene emission rates of Scots pineH.

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