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(2-Nitroethyl)benzene: a major flower scent from the Japanese loquat Eriobotrya japonica [Rosales: Rosaceae] |
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| Authors: | Yasumasa Kuwahara Yayoi Ichiki Masashi Morita Yasuhisa Asano |
| Affiliation: | 1. Asano Active Enzyme Molecular Project, JST, ERATO, Kyoto Brunch, Kyoto, Kyoto 602-0841, Japan;2. Biotechnology Research Center and Department of Biotechnology, Toyama Prefectural University, 5180 Kurokawa, Imizu, Toyama 939-0398, Japankuwahara@pu-toyama.ac.jp;4. Biotechnology Research Center and Department of Biotechnology, Toyama Prefectural University, 5180 Kurokawa, Imizu, Toyama 939-0398, Japan;5. Asano Active Enzyme Molecular Project, JST, ERATO, 5180 Kurokawa, Imizu, Toyama 939-0398, Japan |
| Abstract: | (2-Nitroethyl)benzene was identified as a major component of the flower scent of the Japanese loquat Eriobotrya japonica [Rosales: Rosaceae], together with p-methoxybenzaldehyde and methyl p-methoxybenzoate. The corresponding volatiles from chopped leaves did not contain these three compounds. This is the first time that 1-nitro-2-phenyl-ethane has been demonstrated to be a natural product among Japanese plants, although two Japanese millipedes are known to possess the same aromatics. |
| Keywords: | flower scent (2-nitroethyl)benzene the Japanese loquat Eriobotrya japonica |