Different elongation pathways in the biosynthesis of acyl groups of trichome exudate sugar esters from various solanaceous plants

Planta

Volumn 216, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1013-1021

  Kroumova, Antoaneta B ^a   Wagner, George J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fatty acid elongation; Medium chain, branched acid; Solanaceae; Sugar ester; Trichome

Indexed keywords

BIOSYNTHESIS; CARBON; COENZYMES; ESTERS; FATTY ACIDS; SUGAR (SUCROSE); TOBACCO;

ELONGATION MECHANISMS;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

CLOSTRIDIUM; DATURA METEL; LYCOPERSICON PENNELLII; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; NICOTIANA BENTHAMIANA; NICOTIANA GLUTINOSA; NICOTIANA GOSSEI; NICOTIANA TABACUM; PETUNIA; PETUNIA HYBRIDA; PETUNIA X HYBRIDA; SOLANACEAE;

EID: 0038271823     PISSN: 00320935     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00425-002-0954-7     Document Type: Article

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