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Citrofortunella-mitis fruits; resin acid biosynthesis;
monoterpene cyclases; partial-purification; terpene cyclases;
4s-limonene synthase; enzymatic formation; defense-mechanisms;
diterpene cyclase; bark beetles
Abstract:
Grand fir (Abies grandis) has been developed as a model system for the study of oleoresin production in response to stem wounding and insect attack. The turpentine fraction of the oleoresin was shown to contain at least 38 sesquiterpenes that represent