The formation and function of plant volatiles: perfumes for pollinator attraction and defense

E Pichersky, J Gershenzon - Current opinion in plant biology, 2002 - Elsevier
Plants synthesize and emit a large variety of volatile organic compounds with terpenoids
and fatty-acid derivatives the dominant classes. Whereas some volatiles are probably …

Plant volatiles: recent advances and future perspectives

N Dudareva, F Negre, DA Nagegowda… - Critical reviews in plant …, 2006 - Taylor & Francis
Volatile compounds act as a language that plants use for their communication and
interaction with the surrounding environment. To date, a total of 1700 volatile compounds …

Chemistry, biosynthesis and biology of floral volatiles: roles in pollination and other functions

S Dötterl, J Gershenzon - Natural Product Reports, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Covering: 2010 to 2023 Floral volatiles are a chemically diverse group of plant metabolites
that serve multiple functions. Their composition is shaped by environmental, ecological and …

Floral volatiles: from biosynthesis to function

JK Muhlemann, A Klempien… - Plant, cell & …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Floral volatiles have attracted humans' attention since antiquity and have since then
permeated many aspects of our lives. Indeed, they are heavily used in perfumes, cosmetics …

Biochemistry of plant volatiles

N Dudareva, E Pichersky, J Gershenzon - Plant physiology, 2004 - academic.oup.com
Plants have a penchant for perfuming the atmosphere around them. Since antiquity it has
been known that both floral and vegetative parts of many species emit substances with …

Floral scent metabolic pathways: their regulation and evolution

N Dudareva, E Pichersky - Biology of floral scent, 2006 - taylorfrancis.com
Floral scents are a diverse blend of low molecular weight, mostly lypophilic compounds.
Many of the terpene volatiles found in floral bouquets are direct products of terpene …

The role of volatiles in plant communication

H Bouwmeester, RC Schuurink, PM Bleeker… - The Plant …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Volatiles mediate the interaction of plants with pollinators, herbivores and their natural
enemies, other plants and micro‐organisms. With increasing knowledge about these …

Plant volatiles: production, function and pharmacology

ME Maffei, J Gertsch, G Appendino - Natural product reports, 2011 - pubs.rsc.org
Covering: 1989 to February 2011 Plant volatiles typically occur as a complex mixture of low-
molecular weight lipophilic compounds derived from different biosynthetic pathways, and …

Practical applications of research into the regulation of plant volatile emission

N Dudareva, F Negre - Current opinion in plant biology, 2005 - Elsevier
Throughout their life cycles, plants release diverse blends of volatile compounds that play
crucial roles in pollinator attraction, defense and communication. The importance of plant …

Biosynthesis and emission of terpenoid volatiles from Arabidopsis flowers

F Chen, D Tholl, JC D'Auria, A Farooq… - The Plant …, 2003 - academic.oup.com
Arabidopsis is believed to be mostly self-pollinated, although several lines of genetic and
morphological evidence indicate that insect-mediated outcrossing occurs with at least a low …