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Biochemistry of Plant Volatiles

PLANT PHYSIOLOGY · 2004 · Vol. 135(4) · pp. 1893–1902
Natalia DudarevaEran PicherskyJonathan Gershenzon

Abstract

Plants have a penchant for perfuming the atmosphere around them. Since antiquity it has been known that both floral and vegetative parts of many species emit substances with distinctive smells. The discovery of the gaseous hormone ethylene 70 years ago brought the realization that at least some of

Plant biochemistry and biosynthesisEssential Oils and Antimicrobial ActivityBiochemical and biochemical processesAtmosphere (unit)EthyleneBotanyRealization (probability)ChemistryBiologyAstrobiologyOrganic chemistryGeographyMeteorology

MeSH terms

AcylationCytochrome P-450 Enzyme SystemMethylationPlantsTerpenesVolatilization

Funding

  • National Science Foundation
  • U.S. Department of Agriculture
  • Purdue University
  • European Commission
  • Max-Planck-Gesellschaft
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