The floral transcriptome of ylang ylang (Cananga odorata var. fruticosa) uncovers biosynthetic pathways for volatile organic compounds and a multifunctional and novel sesquiterpene synthase

Next generation sequencing unravels the biosynthetic ability of Spearmint (Mentha spicata) peltate glandular trichomes through comparative transcriptomics

(2014) Jingjing Jin et al.   BMC PLANT BIOLOGY

Floral volatiles: from biosynthesis to function

(2014) JOËLLE K. MUHLEMANN et al.   PLANT CELL AND ENVIRONMENT

Improvement of Ylang-Ylang Essential Oil Characterization by GC×GC-TOFMS

(2013) Michał Brokl et al.   MOLECULES

Biosynthesis, function and metabolic engineering of plant volatile organic compounds

(2013) Natalia Dudareva et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Comparative Chemical and Molecular Variability of Cananga odorata (Lam.) Hook.f. & Thomson forma genuina (Ylang-Ylang) in the Western Indian Ocean Islands: Implication for Valorization

(2012) Céline Benini et al.   CHEMISTRY & BIODIVERSITY

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

Characterization of the plastidial geraniol synthase from Madagascar periwinkle which initiates the monoterpenoid branch of the alkaloid pathway in internal phloem associated parenchyma

(2012) Andrew J. Simkin et al.   PHYTOCHEMISTRY

Overexpressing 3-Hydroxy-3-Methylglutaryl Coenzyme A Reductase (HMGR) in the Lactococcal Mevalonate Pathway for Heterologous Plant Sesquiterpene Production

(2012) Adelene Ai-Lian Song et al.   PLoS One

Sandalwood Fragrance Biosynthesis Involves Sesquiterpene Synthases of Both the Terpene Synthase (TPS)-a and TPS-b Subfamilies, including Santalene Synthases

(2011) Christopher G. Jones et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Functional characterization of the three genes encoding 1-deoxy-D-xylulose 5-phosphate synthase in maize

(2011) E. Cordoba et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

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

MEGA5: Molecular Evolutionary Genetics Analysis Using Maximum Likelihood, Evolutionary Distance, and Maximum Parsimony Methods

(2011) K. Tamura et al.   MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND EVOLUTION

Product Variability of the ‘Cineole Cassette’ Monoterpene Synthases of Related Nicotiana Species

(2011) Anke Fähnrich et al.   Molecular Plant

Full-length transcriptome assembly from RNA-Seq data without a reference genome

(2011) Manfred G Grabherr et al.   NATURE BIOTECHNOLOGY

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

The Tomato Terpene Synthase Gene Family

(2011) V. Falara et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Molecular cloning and characterization of monoterpene synthases from Litsea cubeba (Lour.) Persoon

(2011) Yueh-Te Chang et al.   Tree Genetics & Genomes

Selectivity of Fungal Sesquiterpene Synthases: Role of the Active Site's H-1  Loop in Catalysis

(2010) F. Lopez-Gallego et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Functional Annotation, Genome Organization and Phylogeny of the Grapevine (Vitis vinifera) Terpene Synthase Gene Family Based on Genome Assembly, FLcDNA Cloning, and Enzyme Assays

(2010) Diane M Martin et al.   BMC PLANT BIOLOGY

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

Phenylpropanoid Biosynthesis

(2009) Thomas Vogt   Molecular Plant

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

(2009) Jörg Degenhardt et al.   PHYTOCHEMISTRY

Molecular and genomic basis of volatile-mediated indirect defense against insects in rice

(2008) Joshua S. Yuan et al.   PLANT JOURNAL

Biochemical and Genomic Characterization of Terpene Synthases in Magnolia grandiflora

(2008) S. Lee et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Safety assessment of Ylang–Ylang (Cananga spp.) as a food ingredient

(2007) George A. Burdock et al.   FOOD AND CHEMICAL TOXICOLOGY