Biosynthesis of organic compounds emitted by plants

Plant Biology

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 149-159

  Kreuzwieser, J ^a   Schnitzler, J P ^b   Steinbrecher, R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^b KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Acetaldehyde; Acetic acid; Ethanol; Formaldehyde; Formic acid; Isoprene; Monoterpenes

Indexed keywords

1 DEOXY DEXTRO XYLULOSE 5 PHOSPHATE; ACETALDEHYDE; ALDEHYDE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CARBOXYLIC ACID; CAROTENOID; CHLOROPHYLL; CHLOROPLAST; DIMETHYLALLYL DIPHOSPHATE; DITERPENE; GLYCERALDEHYDE 3 PHOSPHATE; ISOPENTENYL PYROPHOSPHATE; PLANT DEVELOPMENT; PLANT METABOLISM; PLASTOQUINONE; PYRUVIC ACID; SENESCENCE; TERPENE;

EMISSION; ORGANIC COMPOUND; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

EID: 0032941675     PISSN: 14358603     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1438-8677.1999.tb00238.x     Document Type: Review

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