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. 1992 Sep;58(9):3170–3172. doi: 10.1128/aem.58.9.3170-3172.1992

Identification of geosmin as a volatile metabolite of Penicillium expansum.

J P Mattheis 1, R G Roberts 1
PMCID: PMC183066  PMID: 1444431

Abstract

Cultures of Penicillium expansum produce a musty, earthy odor. Geosmin [1,10-trans-dimethyl-trans(9)-decalol] was identified by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry from headspace samples of P. expansum cultures. Olfactory comparison of P. expansum cultures with a geosmin standard indicated geosmin is the primary component of the odor associated with P. expansum.

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