nootkatone

That's why the CDC is pushing hard to develop a completely natural insect repellent made from a chemical called nootkatone, which is found in Alaska yellow cedar trees and citrus fruit.

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But because supply of these fruits is limited and the quantity of desired molecules in the oils is low, the price for the grapefruit product, called nootkatone, is a steep $2,000 a pound.

Allylix Taps Biotech For New Smells - Forbes.com 2010

But because supply of these fruits is limited and the quantity of desired molecules in the oils is low, the price for the grapefruit product, called nootkatone, is a steep $2,000 a pound.

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Isobionics, a company in the Netherlands, says it began selling in June the orangey valencene produced through fermentation and plans to use the same process for grapefruity nootkatone next year.

Allylix Taps Biotech For New Smells Kerry A. Dolan 2010

But because supply of these fruits is limited and the quantity of desired molecules in the oils is low, the price for the grapefruit product, called nootkatone, is a steep $2,000 a pound.

Allylix Sniffs Out Biotech For New Fragrances Kerry A. Dolan 2010

But because supply of these fruits is limited and the quantity of desired molecules in the oils is low, the price for the grapefruit product, called nootkatone, is a steep $2,000 a pound.

Allylix Taps Biotech For New Smells Kerry A. Dolan 2010

Isobionics, a company in the Netherlands, says it began selling in June the orangey valencene produced through fermentation and plans to use the same process for grapefruity nootkatone next year.

Allylix Sniffs Out Biotech For New Fragrances Kerry A. Dolan 2010

But because supply of these fruits is limited and the quantity of desired molecules in the oils is low, the price for the grapefruit product, called nootkatone, is a steep $2,000 a pound.

Allylix Sniffs Out Biotech For New Fragrances Kerry A. Dolan 2010

Isobionics, a company in the Netherlands, says it began selling in June the orangey valencene produced through fermentation and plans to use the same process for grapefruity nootkatone next year.

Allylix Sniffs Out Biotech For New Fragrances Kerry A. Dolan 2010

"If you've had a grapefruit, you've consumed some nootkatone," Dolan says, "or drank a Squirt, for instance."

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