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Media type:
E-Article
Title:
Biosynthesis, function and metabolic engineering of plant volatile organic compounds
Contributor:
Dudareva, Natalia;
Klempien, Antje;
Muhlemann, Joëlle K.;
Kaplan, Ian
imprint:
Wiley, 2013
Published in:New Phytologist
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1111/nph.12145
ISSN:
0028-646X;
1469-8137
Origination:
Footnote:
Description:
<jats:title>Summary</jats:title><jats:p>Plants synthesize an amazing diversity of volatile organic compounds (<jats:styled-content style="fixed-case">VOC</jats:styled-content>s) that facilitate interactions with their environment, from attracting pollinators and seed dispersers to protecting themselves from pathogens, parasites and herbivores. Recent progress in ‐omics technologies resulted in the isolation of genes encoding enzymes responsible for the biosynthesis of many volatiles and contributed to our understanding of regulatory mechanisms involved in <jats:styled-content style="fixed-case">VOC</jats:styled-content> formation. In this review, we largely focus on the biosynthesis and regulation of plant volatiles, the involvement of floral volatiles in plant reproduction as well as their contribution to plant biodiversity and applications in agriculture via crop–pollinator interactions. In addition, metabolic engineering approaches for both the improvement of plant defense and pollinator attraction are discussed in light of methodological constraints and ecological complications that limit the transition of crops with modified volatile profiles from research laboratories to real‐world implementation.</jats:p><jats:p><jats:table-wrap position="anchor">
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<jats:th>Contents</jats:th>
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<jats:td>Summary</jats:td>
<jats:td>16</jats:td>
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<jats:td>I.</jats:td>
<jats:td><jats:ext-link xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xlink:href="#nph12145-sec-0002">Biosynthesis of volatile plant secondary metabolites and its interconnection with primary metabolism</jats:ext-link></jats:td>
<jats:td>16</jats:td>
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<jats:td>II.</jats:td>
<jats:td><jats:ext-link xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xlink:href="#nph12145-sec-0007">Regulation of volatile emission in plants</jats:ext-link></jats:td>
<jats:td>22</jats:td>
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<jats:td>III.</jats:td>
<jats:td><jats:ext-link xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xlink:href="#nph12145-sec-0008">Functions of plant volatile organic compounds</jats:ext-link></jats:td>
<jats:td>23</jats:td>
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<jats:td>IV.</jats:td>
<jats:td><jats:ext-link xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xlink:href="#nph12145-sec-0012">Metabolic engineering of plant volatiles</jats:ext-link></jats:td>
<jats:td>25</jats:td>
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<jats:td>V.</jats:td>
<jats:td><jats:ext-link xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xlink:href="#nph12145-sec-0013">Conclusions</jats:ext-link></jats:td>
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<jats:td><jats:ext-link xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xlink:href="#nph12145-sec-0014">Acknowledgements</jats:ext-link></jats:td>
<jats:td>28</jats:td>
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<jats:td><jats:ext-link xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xlink:href="#nph12145-bibl-0001">References</jats:ext-link></jats:td>
<jats:td>28</jats:td>
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