The polyketide components of waxes and the Cer-cqu gene cluster encoding a novel polyketide synthase, the β-diketone synthase, DKS

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The polyketide components of waxes and the Cer-cqu gene cluster encoding a novel polyketide synthase, the β-diketone synthase, DKS. / von Wettstein, Penny.

In: Plants, Vol. 6, No. 3, 28, 09.2017.

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von Wettstein, P 2017, 'The polyketide components of waxes and the Cer-cqu gene cluster encoding a novel polyketide synthase, the β-diketone synthase, DKS', Plants, vol. 6, no. 3, 28. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants6030028

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von Wettstein, P. (2017). The polyketide components of waxes and the Cer-cqu gene cluster encoding a novel polyketide synthase, the β-diketone synthase, DKS. Plants, 6(3), [28]. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants6030028

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von Wettstein P. The polyketide components of waxes and the Cer-cqu gene cluster encoding a novel polyketide synthase, the β-diketone synthase, DKS. Plants. 2017 Sep;6(3). 28. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants6030028

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von Wettstein, Penny. / The polyketide components of waxes and the Cer-cqu gene cluster encoding a novel polyketide synthase, the β-diketone synthase, DKS. In: Plants. 2017 ; Vol. 6, No. 3.

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title = "The polyketide components of waxes and the Cer-cqu gene cluster encoding a novel polyketide synthase, the β-diketone synthase, DKS",
abstract = "The primary function of the outermost, lipophilic layer of plant aerial surfaces, called the cuticle, is preventing non-stomatal water loss. Its exterior surface is often decorated with wax crystals, imparting a blue-grey color. Identification of the barley Cer-c, -q and -u genes forming the 101 kb Cer-cqu gene cluster encoding a novel polyketide synthase-the β-diketone synthase (DKS), a lipase/carboxyl transferase, and a P450 hydroxylase, respectively, establishes a new, major pathway for the synthesis of plant waxes. The major product is a β-diketone (14,16-hentriacontane) aliphatic that forms long, thin crystalline tubes. A pathway branch leads to the formation of esterified alkan-2-ols.",
keywords = "Cer-cqu gene cluster, Cytochrome P450, Diketone synthase (DKS), Esterified alkan-2-ols, Hydroxy-β-diketones, Lipase/carboxyl esterase/thioesterase, Plant waxes, Type III polyketide synthase (PKS), β-diketones",
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