Lipids

Linolenate 9R-dioxygenase and allene oxide synthase activities of Lasiodiplodia theobromae

F Jernerén, F Eng, M Hamberg, EH Oliw

Index: Jerneren, Fredrik; Eng, Felipe; Hamberg, Mats; Oliw, Ernst H. Lipids, 2012 , vol. 47, # 1 p. 65 - 73

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Abstract

Abstract Jasmonic acid (JA) is synthesized from linolenic acid (18: 3n-3) by sequential action of 13-lipoxygenase, allene oxide synthase (AOS), and allene oxide cyclase. The fungus Lasiodiplodia theobromae can produce large amounts of JA and was recently reported to form the JA precursor 12-oxophytodienoic acid. The objective of our study was to characterize the fatty acid dioxygenase activities of this fungus. Two strains of L. ...