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

BACKGROUND: Silene latifolia and its pollinator, the noctuid moth Hadena bicruris, represent an open nursery pollination system wherein floral volatiles, especially veratrole (1, 2-dimethoxybenzene), lilac aldehydes, and phenylacetaldehyde are of key importance for floral signaling. Despite the impo...

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Autores principales: Gupta, Alok K, Akhtar, Tariq A, Widmer, Alex, Pichersky, Eran, Schiestl, Florian P
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3492160/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22937972
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2229-12-158