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

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

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p><it>Silene latifolia</it> and its pollinator, the noctuid moth <it>Hadena bicruris,</it> represent an open nursery pollination system wherein floral volatiles, especially veratrole (1, 2-dimethoxybenzene), lil...

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Main Authors: Gupta Alok K, Akhtar Tariq A, Widmer Alex, Pichersky Eran, Schiestl Florian P
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-08-01
Series:BMC Plant Biology
Subjects:
Floral scent
VOC
1, 2-dimethoxybenzene
Pollination
<it>Hadena bicruris</it>
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2229/12/158

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