Scent and fragrances
Subtitle: the fascination of odors and their chemical perspectives
By: Günther Ohloff ; translated by Wilhelm Pickenhagen and Brian M. Lawrence.
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published: 1994
Place of publication: Berlin; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 238
Subjects: Perfumes.; Smell.
Description: Gunther Ohloff supplies the researcher and practitioner in the field with fascinating ideas and introduces the interested layman to the fascinating world of fragrance, scent, and perfumes. His book presents a complete and highly up-to-date survey of the molecular basis of odor and scents and of the specific structure-activity relationships between fragrances and their receptors. It also covers to a wide extent neurophysiological aspects of olfaction.

The author also describes the methods employed in the chemical synthesis of fragrances and the chemical modification of flavour and fragrance materials of natural origin. The book is completed by a description of 25 interesting fragrances.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.