Formation of Fragrant Bio-molecules during Agarwood and Fungal Interactions
Fragrant agarwood, arguably the costliest wood in the world, is formed by plant-fungal interactions in Aquilaria spp. However, very little is known about this fragrant outcome of interaction. Therefore, mimicking the ancient traditions of agarwood production in Assam (Northeast India), a chemometric assessment of the agarwood-fungus interaction was made by chemical profiling (GC-MS) coupled...
Agarwood: The Exotic Aroma
Agarwood Oil is a mixture of more than 150 chemical compounds of which a major class known as terpenoids confers the distinct agawrood aroma. These terpeniods are produced through biochemical pathways of metabolism.
Agarwood from Aquilaria plants has been referred to as a rare and enigmatic source of exotic aroma having references in ancient texts of Kautilya’s Arthashastra, Hiuen...