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Geosmin (/dʒiˈɒzmɪn/ jee-OZ-min) is an
irregular sesquiterpenoid with a
distinct earthy or
musty odor,
which most
people can
easily smell. The geosmin...
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During rain, the oil is
released into the air
along with
another compound,
geosmin, a
metabolic by-product of
certain actinobacteria, such as Streptomyces...
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Geosmin synthase or germacradienol-
geosmin synthase designates a
class of
bifunctional enzymes (EC 4.1.99.16) that
catalyze the
conversion of farnesyl...
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affected by but not
attributed to
geosmins are
often thought to have
earthy properties due to terroir. The
geosmin fault occurs worldwide and has been...
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monoterpene precursor geranyl pyrophosphate. MIB and the
irregular sesquiterpene geosmin together account for the
majority of biologically-caused
taste and odor...
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distinct "earthy" odor that
results from
production of a
volatile metabolite,
geosmin.
Different strains of the same
species may
colonize very
diverse environments...
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beetroot cultivars comes from the
presence of
geosmin.
Researchers have not yet
answered whether beets produce geosmin themselves or
whether it is
produced by...
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tropolone derivative. Limonin, a
common limonoid, is a triterpenoid.
Geosmin is a sesquiterpenoid. Terpenoids, at
least those containing an alcohol...
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Sotolon (OTV = 1 ppt) (Z)-8-tetradecenal (OTV = 9 ppt in water)
Geosmin (OTV = 10 ppt)
strawberry furanone (OTV = 40 ppt)
Trimethylamine (OTV =...
- used as a
biosignature in
astrobiology Swern oxidation Gaia
hypothesis Geosmin, the
substance responsible for the
odour of
earth Petrichor, the earthy...
