C6-alcohols as varietal markers for assessment of wine origin

A significant part of the compounds present in wines having six carbon atoms, the C6-compounds, derive from grape polyunsaturated fatty acids (primarily originated from membrane lipids), namely linoleic and α-linolenic acids, through a cascade of enzymatic reactions. This biochemical pathway yield C...

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Main Author: Oliveira, J. M. (author)
Other Authors: Faria, Marta (author), Sá, Filomena (author), Barros, Filipa (author), Araújo, Isabel M. (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2006
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1822/4743
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorium.sdum.uminho.pt:1822/4743