Comparative biochemical characterization of nitrile-forming proteins from 
plants and insects that alter myrosinase-catalysed hydrolysis of glucosinolates

Burow, M.; Markert, J.; Gershenzon, J.; Wittstock, U.

doi:10.1111/j.1742-4658.2006.05252.x

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Comparative biochemical characterization of nitrile-forming proteins from plants and insects that alter myrosinase-catalysed hydrolysis of glucosinolates

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Burow, M.
Department of Biochemistry, MPI for Chemical Ecology, Max Planck Society;
IMPRS on Ecological Interactions, MPI for Chemical Ecology, Max Planck Society;

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Markert, J.
Department of Biochemistry, 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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Wittstock, U.
Department of Biochemistry, MPI for Chemical Ecology, Max Planck Society;

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Burow, M., Markert, J., Gershenzon, J., & Wittstock, U. (2006). Comparative biochemical characterization of nitrile-forming proteins from plants and insects that alter myrosinase-catalysed hydrolysis of glucosinolates. The FEBS Journal, 273(11), 2432-2446. doi:10.1111/j.1742-4658.2006.05252.x.

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Abstract

The defensive function of the glucosinotate-myrosinase system in plants of the order Capparales results from the formation of isothiocyanates when glucosinolates are hydrolysed by myrosinases upon tissue damage. In some glucosinolate-containing plant sp