title: Regulation of terpenoid and benzenoid production in flowers.
abstract: The production and emission of fragrant molecules by flowers are strictly regulated during the floral lifespan and often peak when pollinators are active. The best-studied classes of floral volatiles are benzenoids and terpenoids. The production of these molecules appears to be primarily regulated at the level of precursor biosynthesis. The genes from the petunia floral shikimate pathway, which provides the precursors for the formation of benzenoids, have recently been shown to be regulated by a MYB transcription factor. The floral terpenoids of snapdragon appear to be derived exclusively from the methyl-erythritol-phosphate pathway in plastids. This pathway controls precursor levels for geranyl diphosphate synthase, which in turn is transcriptionally regulated.
authors.affiliation: Swammerdam Institute for Life Sciences, Department of Plant Physiology, University of Amsterdam, 1098 SM Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Chris C N
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: van Schie
authors.forename: Michel A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Haring
authors.forename: Robert C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Schuurink
mesh_terms: D032161:Antirrhinum / Q000201:enzymology; D001555:Benzene Derivatives / Q000378:metabolism*; D035264:Flowers / Q000201:enzymology / Q000378:metabolism*; D018506:Gene Expression Regulation, Plant; D032306:Petunia / Q000235:genetics; D013729:Terpenes / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D001555:Benzene Derivatives; D013729:Terpenes