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SUBMITTER: Song AA
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3291978 | biostudies-literature | 2012
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Song Adelene Ai Lian AAL Abdullah Janna O JO Abdullah Mohd Puad MP Shafee Norazizah N Rahim Raha A RA
International journal of molecular sciences 20120202 2
Vanda Mimi Palmer (VMP), an orchid hybrid of Vanda tesselata and Vanda Tan Chay Yan is a highly scented tropical orchid which blooms all year round. Previous studies revealed that VMP produces a variety of isoprenoid volatiles during daylight. Isoprenoids are well known to contribute significantly to the scent of most fragrant plants. They are a large group of secondary metabolites which may possess valuable characteristics such as flavor, fragrance and toxicity and are produced via two pathways ...[more]