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Jörn Piel1, Jens Donath1, Katja Bandemer1, Wilhelm Boland1.
Abstract
Terpenoids from flower and leaf volatiles are predominantly synthesized along the mevalonate-independent pathway, as shown by administration of [D2 ]deoxy-D-xylulose and [D5 ]mevalolactone. The parallel use of two pathways for the biosynthesis of the sesquiterpenoid-derived 4,8-dimethylnona-1,3,7-triene (DMNT, see picture) may be important to ensure the synthesis of the volatile alarm codes of plants. © 1998 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH, Weinheim, Fed. Rep. of Germany.Entities:
Keywords: Biosynthesis; Isotopic labeling; Jasmonic acid; Terpenoids
Year: 1998 PMID: 29711361 DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1521-3773(19981002)37:18<2478::AID-ANIE2478>3.0.CO;2-Q
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Angew Chem Int Ed Engl ISSN: 1433-7851 Impact factor: 15.336