Characterization of an acyltransferase capable of synthesizing benzylbenzoate and other volatile esters in flowers and damaged leaves of Clarkia breweri

Plant Physiology

Volumn 130, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 466-476

  D'Auria, John C ^a   Chen, Feng ^a   Pichersky, Eran ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOLS; AMINO ACIDS; BACTERIA; BIOSYNTHESIS; CATALYSIS; COENZYMES; DNA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESTERS; GENES; RNA; TOBACCO;

DAMAGED LEAVES;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

ARABIDOPSIS; CLARKIA; CLARKIA BREWERI; EMBRYOPHYTA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NICOTIANA; NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 0036741859     PISSN: 00320889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1104/pp.006460     Document Type: Article

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