Plant BiologybioRxiv
The Arabidopsis thaliana carboxylesterase AtCXE12 converts volatile (Z)-3-hexenyl acetate to (Z)-3-hexenol
T. M. Cofer, M. Erb, J. H. Tumlinson
This study identifies AtCXE12 as a key enzyme converting (Z)-3-hexenyl acetate to (Z)-3-hexenol in Arabidopsis leaves and shows similar activity in other plant species.
DOI 10.1093/plphys/kiaf119