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The Tomato Terpene Synthase Gene Family1[W][OA]
- V. Falara, Tariq A. Akhtar, +9 authors E. Pichersky
- Biology, Medicine
- Plant Physiology
- 3 August 2011
Compounds of the terpenoid class play numerous roles in the interactions of plants with their environment, such as attracting pollinators and defending the plant against pests. We show here that the… Expand
Rice Os9BGlu31 Is a Transglucosidase with the Capacity to Equilibrate Phenylpropanoid, Flavonoid, and Phytohormone Glycoconjugates*
- S. Luang, J. Cho, +10 authors J. Cairns
- Biology, Medicine
- The Journal of Biological Chemistry
- 19 February 2013
Background: Glycosylation regulates the activities of plant metabolites and is mediated by glycosyltransferases (GT), glycoside hydrolases (GH), and transglycosidases (TG). Results: The vacuolar TG… Expand
Biosynthesis of the Diterpenoid Lycosantalonol via Nerylneryl Diphosphate in Solanum lycopersicum
- Yuki Matsuba, Jiachen Zi, A. Jones, R. J. Peters, E. Pichersky
- Biology, Medicine
- PloS one
- 18 March 2015
We recently reported that three genes involved in the biosynthesis of monoterpenes in trichomes, a cis-prenyltransferase named neryl diphosphate synthase 1 (NDPS1) and two terpene synthases (TPS19… Expand
Recent advances in understanding the anthocyanin modification steps in carnation flowers
- N. Sasaki, Yuki Matsuba, +6 authors Y. Ozeki
- Biology
- 5 December 2013
Abstract Carnations (Dianthus caryophyllus) are among the most commercially important ornamental flower crops in the world along with roses and chrysanthemums. The variation in carnation flower… Expand
Structure of the acyl-glucose-dependent anthocyanin 5-O-glucosyltransferase gene in carnations and its disruption by transposable elements in some varieties
- Yuzo Nishizaki, Yuki Matsuba, E. Okamoto, M. Okamura, Y. Ozeki, N. Sasaki
- Biology, Medicine
- Molecular Genetics and Genomics
- 3 November 2011
The pink, red and crimson petal colors of carnations (Dianthus caryophyllus) are produced by anthocyanins. The anthocyanins, pelargonidin and cyanidin can be modified by two glucoses at the 3 and 5… Expand
Enzymatic preparation of 1-O-hydroxycinnamoyl-β-D-glucoses and their application to the study of 1-O-hydroxycinnamoyl-β-D-glucose-dependent acyltransferase in anthocyanin-producing cultured cells of…
- Yuki Matsuba, Y. Okuda, +8 authors Y. Ozeki
- Biology
- 25 June 2008
Four 1-O-hydroxycinnamoyl-β-D-glucoses (HCA-Glcs), sinapoyl-, feruloyl-, caffeoyl-, and 4-coumaroyl-glucoses, were synthesized using a recombinant protein of sinapate glucosyltransferase from… Expand
Pigment Biosynthesis I. Anthocyanins
- Y. Ozeki, Yuki Matsuba, Y. Abe, N. Umemoto, N. Sasaki
- Chemistry
- 28 March 2011