The maize gene terpene synthase 1 encodes a sesquiterpene synthase catalyzing 
the formation of (E)-beta-farnesene, (E)-nerolidol, and (E,E)-farnesol after 
herbivore damage

Schnee, C.; Köllner, Tobias G.; Gershenzon, J.; Degenhardt, J.

doi:10.1104/pp.008326

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The maize gene terpene synthase 1 encodes a sesquiterpene synthase catalyzing the formation of (E)-beta-farnesene, (E)-nerolidol, and (E,E)-farnesol after herbivore damage

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Schnee, C.
Department of Biochemistry, MPI for Chemical Ecology, Max Planck Society;

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Köllner, Tobias G.
Department of Biochemistry, Prof. J. Gershenzon, MPI for Chemical Ecology, Max Planck Society;

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

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

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Schnee, C., Köllner, T. G., Gershenzon, J., & Degenhardt, J. (2002). The maize gene terpene synthase 1 encodes a sesquiterpene synthase catalyzing the formation of (E)-beta-farnesene, (E)-nerolidol, and (E,E)-farnesol after herbivore damage. Plant Physiology, 130(4), 2049-2060. doi:10.1104/pp.008326.

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Abstract

Maize (Zea mays) emits a mixture of volatile compounds upon attack by the Egyptian cotton leafworm (Spodoptera littoralis). These substances, primarily mono- and sesquiterpenes, are used by parasitic wasps to locate the lepidopteran larvae, which are th