Phytochemistry 2014-11-01

Arachidonic acid-dependent carbon-eight volatile synthesis from wounded liverwort (Marchantia polymorpha)

Hirotomo Kihara, Maya Tanaka, Katsuyuki T. Yamato, Akira Horibata, Atsushi Yamada, Sayaka Kita, Kimitsune Ishizaki, Masataka Kajikawa, Hideya Fukuzawa, Takayuki Kohchi, Yoshihiko Akakabe, Kenji Matsui

Index: Phytochemistry 107 , 42-9, (2014)

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Abstract

The liverwort Marchantia polymorpha emitted C8 volatiles mainly consisting of (R)-1-octen-3-ol and octan-3-one upon mechanical wounding. Hydrolysis and oxido-reduction employed in wounded tissues and in the tissues surrounding the wound controlled the emission of C8 volatiles.