Molecular processes behind scent chemicals in petunias (IMAGE)

Purdue University

Molecular processes behind scent chemicals in petunias

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A Purdue University team led by Natalia Dudareva, Distinguished Professor of Biochemistry in Purdue’s College of Agriculture, and John Morgan, professor in the Davidson School of Chemical Engineering, have published new details about molecular processes that allow petunias to emit scent chemicals called volatile organic compounds.

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Purdue Agricultural Communications/Tom Campbell

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