Limonene synthase, the enzyme responsible for monoterpene biosynthesis in 
peppermint, is localized to leucoplasts of oil gland secretory cells

Turner, G.; Gershenzon, J.; Nielson, E. E.; Froehlich, J. E.; Croteau, R.

doi:10.1104/pp.120.3.879

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Limonene synthase, the enzyme responsible for monoterpene biosynthesis in peppermint, is localized to leucoplasts of oil gland secretory cells

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

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Turner, G., Gershenzon, J., Nielson, E. E., Froehlich, J. E., & Croteau, R. (1999). Limonene synthase, the enzyme responsible for monoterpene biosynthesis in peppermint, is localized to leucoplasts of oil gland secretory cells. Plant Physiology, 120(3), 879-886. doi:10.1104/pp.120.3.879.

Cite as: https://hdl.handle.net/11858/00-001M-0000-0012-A7D5-2

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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