The maize gene terpene synthase 1 encodes a sesquiterpene synthase catalyzing the formation of (E)-β-farnesene, (E)-nerolidol, and (E,E)-farnesol after herbivore damage

Plant Physiology

Volumn 130, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 2049-2060

  Schnee, Christiane ^a   Köllner, Tobias G ^a   Gershenzon, Jonathan ^a   Degenhardt, Jörg ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR CHEMICAL ECOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOSYNTHESIS; CATALYSIS; COTTON; ENZYMES; PLANTS (BOTANY);

ANGIOSPERMS;

GENES;

ALABAMA ARGILLACEA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EMBRYOPHYTA; EUKARYOTA; GOSSYPIUM BARBADENSE; GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; GYMNOSPERMAE; HYMENOPTERA; INSECTA; LEPIDOPTERA; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; SPODOPTERA LITTORALIS; VESPIDAE; VESPOIDEA; ZEA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0036914254     PISSN: 00320889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1104/pp.008326     Document Type: Article

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