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CARBONYL COMPOUNDS PRODUCED BY CERATOCYSTIS FAGACEARUM
Author(s) -
Collins R. P.,
Kalnins K.
Publication year - 1965
Publication title -
american journal of botany
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.218
H-Index - 151
eISSN - 1537-2197
pISSN - 0002-9122
DOI - 10.1002/j.1537-2197.1965.tb07243.x
Subject(s) - odor , acetone , aroma , acetaldehyde , biology , thin layer chromatography , chromatography , gas chromatography , botany , organic chemistry , chemistry , food science , biochemistry , ethanol
Ceratocystis fagacearum produces both in nature and in laboratory culture a characteristic fruity aroma. It is assumed that the odor may serve as an attractant for insects which are vectors for the disease as well as important agents in the fertilization mechanism. A number of carbonyl compounds were identified from liquid cultures of C. fagacearum and included: acetaldehyde, furfuraldehyde, acetone, 2‐hexenal and 2‐methylbutanal. The 2,4‐dinitrophenylhydrazones of the compounds were identified by means of thin‐layer chromatography, melting‐point determination, gas chromatography and infrared spectroscopy.