A Biochemical Interpretation of Terpene Chemotypes in Melaleuca alternifolia
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Keszei, Andras; Hassan, Yasmin; Foley, William
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The variation of foliar monoterpenes in the Australian Tea Tree (Melaleuca alternifolia) has been of significant interest both to the essential oil industry as well as to ecologists. The majority of studies on leaf chemistry have been aimed directly towards obtaining oil of higher quality or quantity. In the current study, we aimed to understand how molecular mechanisms contribute to the chemical variability of this species, based on chemical analysis of the leaf oils from a biochemical...[Show more]
dc.contributor.author | Keszei, Andras | |
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dc.contributor.author | Hassan, Yasmin | |
dc.contributor.author | Foley, William | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2015-12-10T23:01:02Z | |
dc.identifier.issn | 0098-0331 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1885/61599 | |
dc.description.abstract | The variation of foliar monoterpenes in the Australian Tea Tree (Melaleuca alternifolia) has been of significant interest both to the essential oil industry as well as to ecologists. The majority of studies on leaf chemistry have been aimed directly towards obtaining oil of higher quality or quantity. In the current study, we aimed to understand how molecular mechanisms contribute to the chemical variability of this species, based on chemical analysis of the leaf oils from a biochemical perspective. Correlations between monoterpenes across the species as well as within chemotypes show strong, persistent patterns, which enable us to establish groups based on possible common biosynthetic origins. We found that three distinct enzymes corresponding to these groups: a sabinene-hydrate synthase, a 1,8-cineole synthase, and a terpinolene synthase may be sufficient to explain all six chemotypes in M. alternifolia. | |
dc.publisher | Plenum Publishing Corporation | |
dc.source | Journal of Chemical Ecology | |
dc.subject | Keywords: 1,8 cineole synthetase; 1,8-cineole synthetase; geranyl pyrophosphate sabinene hydrate cyclase; geranyl pyrophosphate-sabinene hydrate cyclase; isomerase; lyase; sesquiterpene; terpene; terpene synthase; transferase; vegetable oil; vegetable protein; chem Aromadendrene; Australian Tea Tree; Barycentric plot; Calamenene; Chemotypes; Cineole; Melaleuca alternifolia; Terpene synthase (TPS); Terpinen-4-ol; Terpinolene; Viridiflorene | |
dc.title | A Biochemical Interpretation of Terpene Chemotypes in Melaleuca alternifolia | |
dc.type | Journal article | |
local.description.notes | Imported from ARIES | |
local.identifier.citationvolume | 36 | |
dc.date.issued | 2010 | |
local.identifier.absfor | 060208 - Terrestrial Ecology | |
local.identifier.absfor | 060411 - Population, Ecological and Evolutionary Genetics | |
local.identifier.ariespublication | u9511635xPUB623 | |
local.type.status | Published Version | |
local.contributor.affiliation | Keszei, Andras, College of Medicine, Biology and Environment, ANU | |
local.contributor.affiliation | Hassan, Yasmin, College of Medicine, Biology and Environment, ANU | |
local.contributor.affiliation | Foley, William, College of Medicine, Biology and Environment, ANU | |
local.description.embargo | 2037-12-31 | |
local.bibliographicCitation.startpage | 652 | |
local.bibliographicCitation.lastpage | 661 | |
local.identifier.doi | 10.1007/s10886-010-9798-y | |
local.identifier.absseo | 820302 - Essential Oil Crops (e.g. Tea Tree, Eucalyptus, Lavender, Peppermint, Boronia, Sandalwood) | |
local.identifier.absseo | 960805 - Flora, Fauna and Biodiversity at Regional or Larger Scales | |
dc.date.updated | 2016-02-24T12:07:11Z | |
local.identifier.scopusID | 2-s2.0-77953326833 | |
local.identifier.thomsonID | 000278285200011 | |
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