Characterisation of an (S)-linalool synthase from kiwifruit (Actinidia arguta) that catalyses the first committed step in the production of floral lilac compounds

Functional Plant Biology

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 232-243

  Chen, Xiuyin ^a   Yauk, Yar Khing ^a   Nieuwenhuizen, Niels J ^a   Matich, Adam J ^b   Wang, Mindy Y ^a   Perez, Ramon Lopez ^a   Atkinson, Ross G ^a   Beuning, Lesley L ^a  

^a THE NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE FOR PLANT AND FOOD RESEARCH LIMITED   (New Zealand)

^b PFR   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Flower; Terpene; Volatile.

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL LEVELS; CDNA SEQUENCE; CHARACTERISATION; DYNAMIC HEADSPACE SAMPLING; ENANTIOSELECTIVE GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; FRAGRANCE INDUSTRY; KEY ENZYMES; KIWIFRUITS; PEAK EMISSIONS; PETAL TISSUES; REAL-TIME PCR; SYNTHASES; TRANSIENT EXPRESSION;

ALDEHYDES; CHROMATOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; GENE EXPRESSION; SOLVENT EXTRACTION; SOLVENTS;

OLEFINS;

ALCOHOL; ALDEHYDE; CATALYST; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EXTRACTION METHOD; FLOWER; FRUIT; GENETIC ANALYSIS; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TERPENE; VINE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

ACTINIDIA; ACTINIDIA ARGUTA; ACTINIDIA DELICIOSA; ACTINIDIA POLYGAMA; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 77649280393     PISSN: 14454408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/FP09179     Document Type: Article

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