Molecular regulation of induced terpenoid biosynthesis in conifers

Phytochemistry Reviews

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 179-189

  Phillips, Michael A ^a   Bohlmann, Jörg ^b   Gershenzon, Jonathan ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR CHEMICAL ECOLOGY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bark beetles; Ethylene; Methyl jasmonate; Resin ducts; Terpene synthases

Indexed keywords

ETHYLENE; OLEORESIN; SYNTHETASE; TERPENE DERIVATIVE; TERPENE SYNTHASE; TERPENOID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BIOSYNTHESIS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CONIFER; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENOMICS; HERBIVORY; METABOLOMICS; NONHUMAN; PLANT METABOLISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEOMICS; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

ABIES; CONIFEROPHYTA; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; PICEA; SCOLYTINAE;

EID: 33746325476     PISSN: 15687767     EISSN: 1572980X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11101-006-0001-6     Document Type: Review

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