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  • Title: Volatiles from leaves and rhizomes of Fragrant Acorus spp. (Acoraceae).
    Author: Du Z, Clery RA, Hammond CJ.
    Journal: Chem Biodivers; 2008 Jun; 5(6):887-95. PubMed ID: 18618386.
    Abstract:
    Three horticultural selections of Acorus gramineus Soland were investigated to determine the chemical composition of their leaves and rhizomes. The variety 'liquorice' was found to contain methylchavicol (49%) which accounts for the unusual anisic odor of this variety, while beta-asarone was the main component of A. christophii (43%) and 'yodo-no-yuki' (20%). The results are compared with calamus oils, and the possible biosynthetic precursors of the main components methylchavicol and beta-asarone are considered.
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