[Regulation of terpene metabolism]. Annual progress report, March 15, 1991--March 14, 1992

Technical Report · Thu Dec 31 00:00:00 EST 1992

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/10136669· OSTI ID:10136669

Croteau, R

This report describes accomplishments over the past year on understanding of terpene synthesis in mint plants and sage. Specifically reported are the fractionation of 4-S-limonene synthetase, the enzyme responsible for the first committed step to monoterpene synthesis, along with isolation of the corresponding RNA and DNA cloning of its gene; the localization of the enzyme within the oil glands, regulation of transcription and translation of the synthetase, the pathway to camphor biosynthesis,a nd studies on the early stages and branch points of the isoprenoid pathway.

• Research Organization: Washington State Univ., Pullman, WA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: FG06-88ER13869
• OSTI ID: 10136669
• Report Number(s): DOE/ER/13869-4; ON: DE93010769
• Resource Relation: Other Information: PBD: 1992
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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09 BIOMASS FUELS
59 BASIC BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
TERPENES
BIOSYNTHESIS
ESSENTIAL OILS
CYCLASES
FRACTIONATION
DNA-CLONING
PROGRESS REPORT
BIOLOGICAL PATHWAYS
LIQUID COLUMN CHROMATOGRAPHY
TRITIUM COMPOUNDS
TRACER TECHNIQUES
MIXED-FUNCTION OXIDASES
SUBCELLULAR DISTRIBUTION
GENE REGULATION
CARBON 14 COMPOUNDS
CAMPHOR
MAGNOLIOPSIDA
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PRODUCTION