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Biosynthesis of Archetypal Plant Self‐Defensive Oxylipins by an Endophytic Fungus Residing in Mangrove Embryos
Author(s) -
Ding Ling,
Peschel Gundela,
Hertweck Christian
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
chembiochem
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.05
H-Index - 126
eISSN - 1439-7633
pISSN - 1439-4227
DOI - 10.1002/cbic.201200544
Subject(s) - endophyte , fungus , propagule , biology , botany , fatty acid , oxylipin , mangrove , linoleic acid , biochemistry , ecology , gene
A tree's travel companion : A fungal endophyte ( Fusarium incarnatum ) isolated from a viviparous propagule (embryo) of a mangrove tree produces typical plant defense oxylipins. Stable‐isotope labeling experiments revealed that the endophyte biosynthesizes coriolic acid, didehydrocoriolic acid, and an epoxy fatty acid derived from linoleic acid by a process involving Δ 15 ‐desaturation and 13‐lipoxygenation.