Nootka cypress

D. (2014) Valencene synthase from the bheartwood of Nootka cypress (CaUitropsis nootkatensis) for the biotechnological production of valencene. Plant Biotechnol. J., 12, 174-182. 

On the basis of the stereochemistry, two types can be distinguished. In compounds of the eremophilane type all three side-chains are in the /3-position. Examples eremophilane from the Australian tree Eremophila mitchellii. In compounds of the valencane type the two methyl groups have a-orientation. Examples (+)-nootkatone from the cypress Chamaecyparis nootka-... 

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