Carbocations and the Complex Flavor and Bouquet of Wine: Mechanistic Aspects of Terpene Biosynthesis in Wine Grapes
Computational chemistry approaches for studying the formation of terpenes/terpenoids in wines are presented, using five particular terpenes/terpenoids (1,8-cineole, α-ylangene, botrydial, rotundone, and the wine lactone), volatile compounds (or their precursors) found in wine and/or wine grapes, as...
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doaj-f38a9cd1b5b94af296c3a0061b37d6a62020-11-25T00:35:48ZengMDPI AGMolecules1420-30492015-06-01206107811079210.3390/molecules200610781molecules200610781Carbocations and the Complex Flavor and Bouquet of Wine: Mechanistic Aspects of Terpene Biosynthesis in Wine GrapesHenry B. Wedler0Ryan P. Pemberton1Dean J. Tantillo2Department of Chemistry, University of California, Davis, One Shields Avenue, Davis, CA 95616, USADepartment of Chemistry, University of California, Davis, One Shields Avenue, Davis, CA 95616, USADepartment of Chemistry, University of California, Davis, One Shields Avenue, Davis, CA 95616, USAComputational chemistry approaches for studying the formation of terpenes/terpenoids in wines are presented, using five particular terpenes/terpenoids (1,8-cineole, α-ylangene, botrydial, rotundone, and the wine lactone), volatile compounds (or their precursors) found in wine and/or wine grapes, as representative examples. Through these examples, we show how modern computational quantum chemistry can be employed as an effective tool for assessing the validity of proposed mechanisms for terpene/terpenoid formation.http://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/20/6/10781wineterpenebiosynthesisquantum chemistrymechanismaroma |
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Carbocations and the Complex Flavor and Bouquet of Wine: Mechanistic Aspects of Terpene Biosynthesis in Wine Grapes |
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Carbocations and the Complex Flavor and Bouquet of Wine: Mechanistic Aspects of Terpene Biosynthesis in Wine Grapes |
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Carbocations and the Complex Flavor and Bouquet of Wine: Mechanistic Aspects of Terpene Biosynthesis in Wine Grapes |
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Carbocations and the Complex Flavor and Bouquet of Wine: Mechanistic Aspects of Terpene Biosynthesis in Wine Grapes |
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Carbocations and the Complex Flavor and Bouquet of Wine: Mechanistic Aspects of Terpene Biosynthesis in Wine Grapes |
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carbocations and the complex flavor and bouquet of wine: mechanistic aspects of terpene biosynthesis in wine grapes |
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Molecules |
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2015-06-01 |
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Computational chemistry approaches for studying the formation of terpenes/terpenoids in wines are presented, using five particular terpenes/terpenoids (1,8-cineole, α-ylangene, botrydial, rotundone, and the wine lactone), volatile compounds (or their precursors) found in wine and/or wine grapes, as representative examples. Through these examples, we show how modern computational quantum chemistry can be employed as an effective tool for assessing the validity of proposed mechanisms for terpene/terpenoid formation. |
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wine terpene biosynthesis quantum chemistry mechanism aroma |
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