W. Hsu, S. Poling, C. Debenedict
May 1, 1975
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Journal of agricultural and food chemistry
Abstract
Fourteen triethylamine derivatives including the 2-(4-chlorophenylthio)triethylamine (CPTA) were all found to be effective in inducing the formation of lycopene in Marsh white seedless grapefruit (Citrus paradisi, Rutaceae); however, they differed in the degree of effectiveness. The structural feature necessary for inducer activity appeared to be the tertiary alkylamine. Compounds with an S atom joining the amine portion and the benzene