Agarwood
Science Behind the Fragrance
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Highly divergent regions in the complete plastome sequences of Aquilaria are suitable for DNA barcoding applications including identifying species origin of agarwood products
Members of Aquilaria Lam. (Thymelaeaceae) are evergreen trees that are widely distributed in the Indomalesia region. Aquilaria is highly prized for its unique scented resin, agarwood, which is often the subject o...
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Open AccessAuthor Correction: Comparison of eight complete chloroplast genomes of the endangered Aquilaria tree species (Thymelaeaceae) and their phylogenetic relationships
An amendment to this paper has been published and can be accessed via a link at the top of the paper.
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Open AccessComparison of eight complete chloroplast genomes of the endangered Aquilaria tree species (Thymelaeaceae) and their phylogenetic relationships
Aquilaria tree species are naturally distributed in the Indomalesian region and are protected against over-exploitation. They produce a fragrant non-timber product of high economic value, agarwood. Ambiguous spec...
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Cross-amplification of microsatellite markers across agarwood-producing species of the Aquilarieae tribe (Thymelaeaceae)
Tree species in the Aquilarieae tribe of the Thymelaeaceae family produce agarwood, a natural product highly valued for its fragrance, but the species are under threat due to indiscriminate harvesting. For con...
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History and perspectives of induction technology for agarwood production from cultivated Aquilaria in Asia: a review
Agarwood, the resinous product of Aquilaria spp. (Thymelaeaceae), is highly valued for medicinal and fragrant purposes. Unsustainable forest harvesting contributes to the declining population in the wild, threate...
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Chemometrics-Assisted Shotgun Proteomics for Establishment of Potential Peptide Markers of Non-Halal Pork (Sus scrofa) among Halal Beef and Chicken
Authentication of meat is a global concern owing to meat adulteration with pork; however, no study, to date, has established a method to identify species-specific peptide markers for ascertaining adulterated m...
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Comparison of teak wood properties according to forest management: short versus long rotation
Teak ( Tectona grandis L.f.) is one of the most important tropical hardwood tree species, which is widely planted in Indonesia. Wood properties are strongly ...
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Rapid species identification of highly degraded agarwood products from Aquilaria using real-time PCR
Aquilaria species are well known for their expensive agarwood, which is utilized as it is, or used as ingredients in many consumer products. Species validation in agarwood products is imp...
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Plant cytochrome P450s: nomenclature and involvement in natural product biosynthesis
Cytochrome P450s constitute the largest family of enzymatic proteins in plants acting on various endogenous and xenobiotic molecules. They are monooxygenases that insert one oxygen atom into inert hydrophobic ...
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Open AccessTemporal and spatial expression of terpene synthase genes associated with agarwood formation in Aquilaria malaccensis Lam
The diseased wood, agarwood, from the tropical tree taxa Aquilaria, is famed for its unique fragrance and medicinal values, mainly due to its richness in secondary metabolites such as the sesquiterpenes. The pres...
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Transcriptome reveals senescing callus tissue of Aquilaria malaccensis, an endangered tropical tree, triggers similar response as wounding with respect to terpenoid biosynthesis
Aquilaria malaccensis is an endangered tree species listed in the Appendix II of CITES. It is a main source of highly valuable resinous wood known as agarwood, which is rich in secondary ...
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Kee** Up Appearances: Agarwood Grades and Quality
Agarwood has many grades and goes by countless different names in both the sourcing and consuming countries. The different grades and classes of agarwood result from long-standing grading practices adopted by ...
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The Origin and Domestication of Aquilaria, an Important Agarwood-Producing Genus
The Aquilaria (Thymelaeaceae) tree is a well-known important agarwood-producing genus, which is endemic to the Indomalesia region. The genus is currently protected under CITES regulation and the IUCN Red List due...
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Understanding Agarwood Formation and Its Challenges
The resinous portion of the Aquilaria tree is called agarwood, a valuable non-timber product being used as medicine and incenses in Asia, Middle East, and Europe. Driven by high demand, the wild resources of agar...
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Effects of plant growth regulators, carbon sources and pH values on callus induction in Aquilaria malaccensis leaf explants and characteristics of the resultant calli
The endangered tropical tree, Aquilaria malaccensis, produces agarwood for use in fragrance and medicines. Efforts are currently underway to produce valuable agarwood compoundsn tissue culture. The purpose of thi...
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Succession patterns of fungi associated to wound-induced agarwood in wild Aquilaria malaccensis revealed from quantitative PCR assay
Aquilaria malaccensis produces agarwood in response to wounding and fungal attack. However, information is limited regarding Aquilaria‘s interaction with its diverse fungal community. In this stu...
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Fungal inoculation induces agarwood in young Aquilaria malaccensis trees in the nursery
Fungi are often used to induce agarwood in Aquilaria trees. This study was conducted to evaluate the effect of several fungi on agarwood formation over time in young Aquilaria malaccensis (Lam.) trees. Typical ch...
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Characterization of wound responsive genes in Aquilaria malaccensis
We report on the isolation and characterization of several genes responsive to wounding in the tropical endangered tree Aquilaria malaccensis. Wounding triggers the formation of a fragrant substance inside the tr...
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A real-time PCR method for the detection of trnL-trnF sequence in agarwood and products from Aquilaria (Thymelaeaceae)
The trnL-trnF intergenic spacer is used in phylogenetic studies of many plant species including Thymelaeaceae. Members of this family are endangered tropical tree species. Aquilaria produces agarwood that is priz...
