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Classification of Terpenoids according to the Methylerythritolphosphate or the Mevalonate Pathway with Natural 12 C/ 13 C Isotope Ratios: Dynamic Allocation of Resources in Induced Plants
Author(s) -
Jux Andreas,
Gleixner Gerd,
Boland Wilhelm
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/1521-3773(20010601)40:11<2091::aid-anie2091>3.0.co;2-5
Subject(s) - terpenoid , terpene , chemistry , isotope , mevalonate pathway , isotope ratio mass spectrometry , block (permutation group theory) , mass spectrometry , biosynthesis , stereochemistry , organic chemistry , mathematics , chromatography , enzyme , physics , geometry , quantum mechanics
Plants utilize two different pathways for the biosynthesis of isopentenyl diphosphate, the universal building block of all terpenes (see scheme). Application of compound‐specific isotope‐ratio mass spectrometry (GC‐C‐IRMS) to volatile terpenoids allows distinction between the pathways on the basis of natural 12 C/ 13 C ratios.