Nootkatone
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈnuːtkətəʊn/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Nootkatone is a noun meaning (organic chemistry) An aromatic organic compound that contributes to the smell and flavour of grapefruit, and is both a sesquiterpene and a ketone.
Meaning
(organic chemistry) An aromatic organic compound that contributes to the smell and flavour of grapefruit, and is both a sesquiterpene and a ketone.
Example Sentences
A series of taste tests compared natural nootkatone with 2 synthetic nootkatones, one more highly purified than the other.
One of the main flavor compounds in grapefruit is nootkatone, which is found in the fruit in very small amounts and is hard to extract.
Significant differences, both in odor strength and in odor character, have been found between all enantiomeric pairs and are particularly large for the nootkatones.
A constituent which corresponded to an unidentified GLC (gas-liquid chromatographic) peak in cold-pressed grapefruit oil was isolated and identified as nootkatone (figure 71).
Word Forms
- nootkatones
Related Words
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