title: Apiose: one of nature's witty games.
abstract: Apiose is a unique branched-chain pentose found principally in plants. It is a key component of structurally complex cell wall polysaccharides, as well as being present in a large number of naturally occurring secondary metabolites. This review provides a comprehensive overview of the current state of knowledge on the metabolism and natural occurrence of apiose, using cyanogenic glycosides and their related compounds as a case study. The biological function of apiose and of apiosylated compounds is discussed.
authors: Plant Biochemistry Laboratory, Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences VILLUM Research Center of Excellence "Plant Plasticity" Center for Synthetic Biology "bioSYNergy", University of Copenhagen, 1871 Frederiksberg C, Copenhagen, Denmark.
authors: Martina
authors: M
authors: Pičmanová
authors: Plant Biochemistry Laboratory, Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences VILLUM Research Center of Excellence "Plant Plasticity" Center for Synthetic Biology "bioSYNergy", University of Copenhagen, 1871 Frederiksberg C, Copenhagen, Denmark blm@plen.ku.dk.
authors: Birger Lindberg
authors: BL
authors: Møller
mesh_terms: D002473:Cell Wall / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D010429:Pentoses / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D010944:Plants / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D010429:Pentoses; C004983:apiose
keywords: UDP-apiose/UDP-xylose synthase; apiose; apiosylated compounds; cyanogenic glycosides; rhamnogalacturonan II