Floral volatiles: from biosynthesis to function

Network Analysis of the MVA and MEP Pathways for Isoprenoid Synthesis

(2013) Eva Vranová et al.   Annual Review of Plant Biology

Chemical mimicry of insect oviposition sites: a global analysis of convergence in angiosperms

(2013) Andreas Jürgens et al.   ECOLOGY LETTERS

Floral volatile organic compounds: Between attraction and deterrence of visitors under global change

(2013) Gerard Farré-Armengol et al.   PERSPECTIVES IN PLANT ECOLOGY EVOLUTION AND SYSTEMATICS

Gene Coexpression Analysis Reveals Complex Metabolism of the Monoterpene Alcohol Linalool in Arabidopsis Flowers

(2013) J.-F. Ginglinger et al.   PLANT CELL

Veratrole Biosynthesis in White Campion

(2013) T. A. Akhtar et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

An alternative pathway contributes to phenylalanine biosynthesis in plants via a cytosolic tyrosine:phenylpyruvate aminotransferase

(2013) Heejin Yoo et al.   Nature Communications

The Shikimate Pathway and Aromatic Amino Acid Biosynthesis in Plants

(2012) Hiroshi Maeda et al.   Annual Review of Plant Biology

Identification of white campion (Silene latifolia) guaiacol O-methyltransferase involved in the biosynthesis of veratrole, a key volatile for pollinator attraction

(2012) Alok K Gupta et al.   BMC PLANT BIOLOGY

Petuniaflowers solve the defence/apparency dilemma of pollinator attraction by deploying complex floral blends

(2012) Danny Kessler et al.   ECOLOGY LETTERS

THE EVOLUTION OF FLORAL SCENT AND OLFACTORY PREFERENCES IN POLLINATORS: COEVOLUTION OR PRE-EXISTING BIAS?

(2012) Florian P. Schiestl et al.   EVOLUTION

Regulators of floral fragrance production and their target genes in petunia are not exclusively active in the epidermal cells of petals

(2012) A. Van Moerkercke et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

Volatile emissions of scented Alstroemeria genotypes are dominated by terpenes, and a myrcene synthase gene is highly expressed in scented Alstroemeria flowers

(2012) Danilo Aros et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

Functional characterization of aromatic amino acid aminotransferase involved in 2-phenylethanol biosynthesis in isolated rose petal protoplasts

(2012) Hiroshi Hirata et al.   JOURNAL OF PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

New Insights into Plant Isoprenoid Metabolism

(2012) Pablo Pulido et al.   Molecular Plant

PAP1 transcription factor enhances production of phenylpropanoid and terpenoid scent compounds in rose flowers

(2012) Michal Moyal Ben Zvi et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Phenotypic selection to increase floral scent emission, but not flower size or colour in bee-pollinated Penstemon digitalis

(2012) Amy L. Parachnowitsch et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

The R2R3-MYB-Like Regulatory Factor EOBI, Acting Downstream of EOBII, Regulates Scent Production by Activating ODO1 and Structural Scent-Related Genes in Petunia

(2012) B. Spitzer-Rimon et al.   PLANT CELL

Contribution of CoA Ligases to Benzenoid Biosynthesis in Petunia Flowers

(2012) A. Klempien et al.   PLANT CELL

ArabidopsisMYC2 Interacts with DELLA Proteins in Regulating Sesquiterpene Synthase Gene Expression

(2012) Gao-Jie Hong et al.   PLANT CELL

A single gene encodes isopentenyl diphosphate isomerase isoforms targeted to plastids, mitochondria and peroxisomes in Catharanthus roseus

(2012) Grégory Guirimand et al.   PLANT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Developmental Changes in the Metabolic Network of Snapdragon Flowers

(2012) Joëlle K. Muhlemann et al.   PLoS One

Completion of the core  -oxidative pathway of benzoic acid biosynthesis in plants

(2012) A. V. Qualley et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Soil fungal effects on floral signals, rewards, and aboveground interactions in an alpine pollination web

(2011) Katie M. Becklin et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF BOTANY

Variation in highbush blueberry floral volatile profiles as a function of pollination status, cultivar, time of day and flower part: implications for flower visitation by bees

(2011) Cesar Rodriguez-Saona et al.   ANNALS OF BOTANY

Pollinator Choice in Petunia Depends on Two Major Genetic Loci for Floral Scent Production

(2011) Ulrich Klahre et al.   CURRENT BIOLOGY

Advertising to the enemy: enhanced floral fragrance increases beetle attraction and reduces plant reproduction

(2011) Nina Theis et al.   ECOLOGY

Floral Odor Bouquet Loses its Ant Repellent Properties After Inhibition of Terpene Biosynthesis

(2011) Robert R. Junker et al.   JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL ECOLOGY

Identification, functional characterization, and regulation of the enzyme responsible for floral (E)-nerolidol biosynthesis in kiwifruit (Actinidia chinensis)

(2011) Sol A. Green et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

The major volatile organic compound emitted from Arabidopsis thaliana flowers, the sesquiterpene (E)-β-caryophyllene, is a defense against a bacterial pathogen

(2011) Mengsu Huang et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Spatial and temporal patterns of floral scent emission in Dianthus inoxianus and electroantennographic responses of its hawkmoth pollinator

(2011) Francisco Balao et al.   PHYTOCHEMISTRY

Composition of epiphytic bacterial communities differs on petals and leaves

(2011) R. R. Junker et al.   PLANT BIOLOGY

Role of aromatic aldehyde synthase in wounding/herbivory response and flower scent production in different Arabidopsis ecotypes

(2011) Michael Gutensohn et al.   PLANT JOURNAL

The transcription factor EMISSION OF BENZENOIDS II activates the MYB ODORANT1 promoter at a MYB binding site specific for fragrant petunias

(2011) Alex Van Moerkercke et al.   PLANT JOURNAL

The family of terpene synthases in plants: a mid-size family of genes for specialized metabolism that is highly diversified throughout the kingdom

(2011) Feng Chen et al.   PLANT JOURNAL

EOBII Controls Flower Opening by Functioning as a General Transcriptomic Switch

(2011) T. A. Colquhoun et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Peroxisomal localisation of the final steps of the mevalonic acid pathway in planta

(2011) Andrew J. Simkin et al.   PLANTA

Stearoyl-acyl carrier protein desaturases are associated with floral isolation in sexually deceptive orchids

(2011) P. M. Schluter et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Metabolomic analysis of Arabidopsis reveals hemiterpenoid glycosides as products of a nitrate ion-regulated, carbon flux overflow

(2011) J. L. Ward et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Florivores decrease pollinator visitation in a self-incompatible plant

(2010) Virve Sõber et al.   BASIC AND APPLIED ECOLOGY

Floral scent variation in two Antirrhinum majus subspecies influences the choice of naïve bumblebees

(2010) Claire Suchet et al.   BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY AND SOCIOBIOLOGY

Hybrid floral scent novelty drives pollinator shift in sexually deceptive orchids

(2010) Nicolas J Vereecken et al.   BMC EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY

The evolution of floral scent and insect chemical communication

(2010) Florian P. Schiestl   ECOLOGY LETTERS

Phenotypic selection on floral scent: trade-off between attraction and deterrence?

(2010) Florian P. Schiestl et al.   EVOLUTIONARY ECOLOGY

PhMYB4 fine-tunes the floral volatile signature of Petunia×hybrida through PhC4H

(2010) Thomas A. Colquhoun et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

Functional characterization of rose phenylacetaldehyde reductase (PAR), an enzyme involved in the biosynthesis of the scent compound 2-phenylethanol

(2010) Xiao-Min Chen et al.   JOURNAL OF PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Prephenate aminotransferase directs plant phenylalanine biosynthesis via arogenate

(2010) Hiroshi Maeda et al.   Nature Chemical Biology

EOBII, a Gene Encoding a Flower-Specific Regulator of Phenylpropanoid Volatiles' Biosynthesis in Petunia

(2010) Ben Spitzer-Rimon et al.   PLANT CELL

RNAi Suppression of Arogenate Dehydratase1 Reveals That Phenylalanine Is Synthesized Predominantly via the Arogenate Pathway in Petunia Petals

(2010) H. Maeda et al.   PLANT CELL

The missing stink: sulphur compounds can mediate a shift between fly and wasp pollination systems

(2010) A. Shuttleworth et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

The evolutionary context for herbivore-induced plant volatiles: beyond the ‘cry for help’

(2010) Marcel Dicke et al.   TRENDS IN PLANT SCIENCE

Effects of florivory on floral volatile emissions and pollination success in the wild parsnip

(2009) A. R. Zangerl et al.   Arthropod-Plant Interactions

How to be an attractive male: floral dimorphism and attractiveness to pollinators in a dioecious plant

(2009) Marc O Waelti et al.   BMC EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY

Floral volatiles controlling ant behaviour

(2009) Pat G. Willmer et al.   FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY

Disease Status and Population Origin Effects on Floral Scent: Potential Consequences for Oviposition and Fruit Predation in A Complex Interaction Between A Plant, Fungus, and Noctuid Moth

(2009) S. Dötterl et al.   JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL ECOLOGY

Two terpene synthases are responsible for the major sesquiterpenes emitted from the flowers of kiwifruit (Actinidia deliciosa)

(2009) N. J. Nieuwenhuizen et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

Monoterpene and sesquiterpene synthases and the origin of terpene skeletal diversity in plants

(2009) Jörg Degenhardt et al.   PHYTOCHEMISTRY

Petunia floral volatile benzenoid/phenylpropanoid genes are regulated in a similar manner

(2009) Thomas A. Colquhoun et al.   PHYTOCHEMISTRY

Involvement of snapdragon benzaldehyde dehydrogenase in benzoic acid biosynthesis

(2009) Michael C. Long et al.   PLANT JOURNAL

A plant thiolase involved in benzoic acid biosynthesis and volatile benzenoid production

(2009) Alex Van Moerkercke et al.   PLANT JOURNAL

Identification of rose phenylacetaldehyde synthase by functional complementation in yeast

(2009) Moran Farhi et al.   PLANT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Wake Up and Smell the Roses: The Ecology and Evolution of Floral Scent

(2008) Robert A. Raguso   Annual Review of Ecology Evolution and Systematics

Florivory affects pollinator visitation and female fitness in Nemophila menziesii

(2008) Andrew C. McCall   OECOLOGIA

The multiple phenylpropene synthases in both Clarkia breweri and Petunia hybrida represent two distinct protein lineages

(2008) Takao Koeduka et al.   PLANT JOURNAL

Two nearly identical terpene synthases catalyze the formation of nerolidol and linalool in snapdragon flowers

(2008) Dinesh A. Nagegowda et al.   PLANT JOURNAL

A novel homodimeric geranyl diphosphate synthase from the orchidPhalaenopsis bellinalacking a DD(X)2-4D motif

(2008) Yu-Yun Hsiao et al.   PLANT JOURNAL

Chloroplast localization of methylerythritol 4-phosphate pathway enzymes and regulation of mitochondrial genes in ispD and ispE albino mutants in Arabidopsis

(2008) Ming-Hsiun Hsieh et al.   PLANT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Field Experiments with Transformed Plants Reveal the Sense of Floral Scents

(2008) D. Kessler et al.   SCIENCE

Biological effects of essential oils – A review

(2007) F. Bakkali et al.   FOOD AND CHEMICAL TOXICOLOGY