Table of Contents

Preface ; 1. Carotenoid-Derived Aroma Compounds: An Introduction ; PART 1: ANALYSIS ; 2. Analysis of Norisoprenoid Aroma Precursors ; 3. HPLC-MS Analysis of Carotenoid-Derived Aroma Precursors ; 4. CD Spectroscopy as a Powerful Tool for the Stereochemical Assignment of Carotenoid-Derived Aroma Compounds ; 5. Anaylzing Carotenoid-Derived Aroma Compounds Using Gas Chromatography-Olfactometry ; PART 2: BIOGENESIS AND BIOTECHNOLOGY ; 6. Carotenoid Cleavage Enzymes in Animals and Plants ; 7. Identification of *b-Damascenone Progenitors and Their Biogenesis in Rose Flowers (Rosa damascena Mill.) ; 8. Production of Aroma Compounds by Enzymatic Cooxidation of Carotenoids ; PART 3: THERMAL GENERATION ; 9. Thermal Generation of Carotenoid-Derived Compounds ; PART 4: OCCURRENCE ; 10. Carotenoid-Derived Aroma Compounds in Tobacco ; 11. Carotenoid-Derived Aroma Compounds in Tea ; 12. Carotenoid-Derived Aroma Compounds in Flower Scents ; 13. Bound Volatiles in Brown Boronia Flowers (Boronia megastigma) ; 14. C13-Norisoprenoids in the Aroma of Colombian Tropical Fruits ; 15. Carotenoid Degradation Products in Paprika Powder ; 16. Flavor Chemistry of Saffron ; PART 5: OCCURRENCE IN GRAPES AND WINE ; 17. The Formation of *b-Damascenone in Wine ; 18. C13-Norisoprenoid Aglycon Composition of Leaves and Grape Berries from Muscat of Alexandria and Shiraz Cultivars ; 19. Effect of Sunlight Exposure on Norisoprenoid Formation in White Riesling Grapes ; 20. The Significatnce of 1,1,6-Trimethyl-1,2-Dihydronaphthalene in the Production of High Quality Riesling Wines ; 21. Formation of 1,1,6-Trimethyl-1,2-Dihydronaphthalene and Other Norisoprenoids in Wine: Considerations on the Kinetics

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... provides state-of-the-art coverage of analytical and sensory characteristics of carotenoid-derived aroma compounds ... All the authors write with enviable clarity and sustained verve. The book is a joy, weaving as it were a fascinating and pleasurable tale of research and current understanding on the complex family of carotenoid-derived aroma precursors. Current Engineering Practice