Chemical identification of 18-hydroxycarlactonoic acid as an LjMAX1 product and conversion of 18-hydroxylcarlactonoates to canonical and non-canonical strigolactones in Lotus japonicus
N. Mori, A. Sado, X. Xie, K. Yoneyama, K. Asami, Y. Seto, T. Nomura, S. Yamaguchi, K. Yoneyama, K. Akiyama
This study identifies LjMAX1 as the key enzyme in Lotus japonicus strigolactone biosynthesis, showing it converts carlactone to 18-hydroxycarlactonoic acid, a precursor for both canonical and non-canonical strigolactones.
bioRxiv · Nov 11, 2019Plant Biology