Volume 40, Issue 11 pp. 2091-2094
Communication

Classification of Terpenoids according to the Methylerythritolphosphate or the Mevalonate Pathway with Natural 12C/13C Isotope Ratios: Dynamic Allocation of Resources in Induced Plants

Andreas Jux Dipl.-Chem.

Andreas Jux Dipl.-Chem.

Max-Planck-Institut für Chemische Ökologie Carl-Zeiss-Promenade 10, 07745 Jena (Germany) Fax: (+49) 3641-643670

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Gerd Gleixner Dr.

Gerd Gleixner Dr.

Max-Planck-Institut für Biogeochemie Carl-Zeiss-Promenade 10, 07745 Jena (Germany)

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Wilhelm Boland Prof. Dr.

Wilhelm Boland Prof. Dr.

Max-Planck-Institut für Chemische Ökologie Carl-Zeiss-Promenade 10, 07745 Jena (Germany) Fax: (+49) 3641-643670

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We thank Dr. H. Bischoff (Bayer AG, Wuppertal) for cerivastatin and Steffen Rühlow for his committed technical assistance.

Graphical Abstract

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 12C/13C ratios.

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