Limonene synthase, the enzyme responsible for monoterpene biosynthesis in peppermint, is localized to leucoplasts of oil gland secretory cells

Plant Physiology

Volumn 120, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 879-886

  Turner, Glenn ^a   Gershenzon, Jonathan ^a,c   Nielson, Erik E ^b   Froehlich, John E ^b   Croteau, Rodney ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR CHEMICAL ECOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL FRACTIONATION; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; GROWTH REGULATION; IMMUNOGOLD LABELLING; LIMONENE SYNTHASE; PLANT PRODUCT; POLYCLONAL ANTIBODY; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; TERPENE;

MENTHA PIPERITA;

EID: 0032817546     PISSN: 00320889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1104/pp.120.3.879     Document Type: Article

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