A Solanum lycopersicum catechol-O-methyltransferase involved in synthesis of the flavor molecule guaiacol

Plant Journal

Volumn 69, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1043-1051

  Mageroy, Melissa H ^a   Tieman, Denise M ^a   Floystad, Abbye ^a   Taylor, Mark G ^a   Klee, Harry J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

O methyltransferase; Solanum lycopersicum; volatiles

Indexed keywords

AROMA COMPOUNDS; CATECHOL-O-METHYLTRANSFERASE; IN-VIVO; INTROGRESSION LINES; LIGNIN MONOMER; NICOTIANA TABACUM; O-METHYLTRANSFERASE; OVER-EXPRESSION; SMALL MOLECULES; SOLANUM LYCOPERSICUM; TOMATO FRUITS; TRANSGENICS; VOLATILE MOLECULES; VOLATILES; WILD TYPES;

ALKYLATION; CLONING; ENZYMES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FLAVOR COMPOUNDS; FRUITS; GENE EXPRESSION; MOLECULES; PHENOLS; PLANTS (BOTANY);

ALCOHOLS;

CATECHOL; CATECHOL DERIVATIVE; CATECHOL METHYLTRANSFERASE; FLAVORING AGENT; GUAIACOL; SALICYLIC ACID; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; ENZYMOLOGY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FRUIT; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE SILENCING; GENETICS; METABOLISM; METHYLATION; MOLECULAR CLONING; PHYLOGENY; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCUS; TOMATO; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

CATECHOL O-METHYLTRANSFERASE; CATECHOLS; CLONING, MOLECULAR; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FLAVORING AGENTS; FRUIT; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; GENE KNOCKDOWN TECHNIQUES; GUAIACOL; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; METHYLATION; PHYLOGENY; PLANT PROTEINS; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCI; SALICYLIC ACID; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; LYCOPERSICON; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 84859157207     PISSN: 09607412     EISSN: 1365313X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-313X.2011.04854.x     Document Type: Article

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