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SUBMITTER: Moniodis J
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6152738 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Moniodis Jessie J Jones Christopher G CG Renton Michael M Plummer Julie A JA Barbour E Liz EL Ghisalberti Emilio L EL Bohlmann Joerg J
Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) 20170606 6
West Australian sandalwood (<i>Santalum spicatum</i>) has long been exploited for its fragrant, sesquiterpene-rich heartwood; however sandalwood fragrance qualities vary substantially, which is of interest to the sandalwood industry. We investigated metabolite profiles of trees from the arid northern and southeastern and semi-arid southwestern regions of West Australia for patterns in composition and co-occurrence of sesquiterpenes. Total sesquiterpene content was similar across the entire sampl ...[more]