Differential incorporation of 1-deoxy- D-xylulose into monoterpenes and carotenoids in higher plants

Abstract

1-Deoxy- D-xylulose labelled with ¹³C or ¹⁴C is incorporated into the monoterpenoids menthone, menthol, menthofuran, eucalyptol, pulegone, geraniol and thymol by higher plants, however, the rate of incorporation was lower as compared with incorporation into carotene and phytol.

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