Organ Location Map/System Distribution of Pungent Flavor Compounds’ Targets

Farnesol is a natural 15-carbon organic compound which is an acyclic sesquiterpene alcohol. Under standard conditions, it is a colorless liquid. It is

hydrophobic, and thus insoluble in water, but miscible with oils. It is used in perfumery to emphasize the odors of sweet floral perfumes. Its method

of action for enhancing perfume scent is as a co-solvent that regulates the volatility of the odorants. It is also a flavoring ingredient. Farnesol is

a natural pesticide for mites and is a pheromone for several other insects.

Farnesol is a sesqiterpene alcohol produced by many organisms, and also found in sereval essential oils,e.g. from Pluchea dioscoridis, Zea mays and

Pittosporum undulatum, possibly these plants from parasitoc included damnges.It is used in perfumery to emphasize the odors of sweet floral perfumes.

Its method of action for enhancing perfume scent is as a co-solvent that regulates the volatility of the odorants.

Farnesol is subject to restrictions on its use in perfumery as some people may become sensitised to it, however the evidence that farnesol can

cause an allergic reaction in humans is disputed.

Farnesol is a key metabolite of the mevalonate pathway and known as an antioxidant.

Farnesol is a naturally occurring sesquiterpene that was originally isolated from essential oils found in many plants.

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