Biosynthesis of the monoterpenes Limonene and Carvone in the fruit of caraway - 
I. Demonstration of enzyme activities and their changes with development

Bouwmeester, H. J.; Gershenzon, J.; Konings, M.C.J.M.; Croteau, R.

doi:10.1104/pp.117.3.901

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Biosynthesis of the monoterpenes Limonene and Carvone in the fruit of caraway - I. Demonstration of enzyme activities and their changes with development

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Gershenzon, J.
Department of Biochemistry, MPI for Chemical Ecology, Max Planck Society;

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Bouwmeester, H. J., Gershenzon, J., Konings, M., & Croteau, R. (1998). Biosynthesis of the monoterpenes Limonene and Carvone in the fruit of caraway - I. Demonstration of enzyme activities and their changes with development. Plant Physiology, 117(3), 901-912. doi:10.1104/pp.117.3.901.

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The biosynthesis of the monoterpenes limonene and carvone in the fruit of caraway (Carum carvi L.) proceeds from geranyl diphosphate via a three-step pathway. First, geranyl diphosphate is cyclized to (+)-limonene by a monoterpene synthase. Second, this