Plant terpene biosynthesis. The biosynthesis of linalyl acetate in Mentha 
citrata

Fowler, D. J.; Hamilton, J. T. G.; Humphrey, A. J.; O'Hagan, D.

doi:10.1016/S0040-4039(99)00532-8

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Plant terpene biosynthesis. The biosynthesis of linalyl acetate in Mentha citrata

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Fowler, D. J.
Research Group Biosynthesis / NMR, MPI for Chemical Ecology, Max Planck Society;

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Fowler, D. J., Hamilton, J. T. G., Humphrey, A. J., & O'Hagan, D. (1999). Plant terpene biosynthesis. The biosynthesis of linalyl acetate in Mentha citrata. Tetrahedron Letters, 40(19), 3803-3806. doi:10.1016/S0040-4039(99)00532-8.

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It is demonstrated that linalyl acetate is biosynthesised via the non-mevalonate (1-deoxyxylulose phosphate) terpene pathway in the plant Mentha citrata. The incorporation of isotopically labelled DL-[3-H-2(3)]-alanine and [6,6-H-2(2)]-D-glucose has rev