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Free keywords:
Spearmint mentha-spicata; isoprenoid biosynthesis; 4s-limonene
synthase; small subunit; ribulose-1;5-bisphosphate carboxylase;
citrofortunella-mitis; isolated chromoplasts; precursor
proteins; higher-plants; x-piperita
Abstract:
Circumstantial evidence based on ultrastructural correlation, specific labeling, and subcellular fractionation studies indicates that at least the early steps of monoterpene biosynthesis occur in plastids. (4S)-Limonene synthase, which is responsible fo