Transcriptome analysis and identification of genes related to terpenoid biosynthesis in Cinnamomum camphora.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Cinnamomum camphora has been cultivated as an economically important tree for its medicinal and aromatic properties. Selective breeding has produced Cinnamomum plants for special uses, including spice strains with characteristic flavors and aromas and high-potency medicinal cultivars. The molecular biology underlying terpenoid biosynthesis is still unexplored.

Results

Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry was used to analyze the differences in contents and compositions of essential oil terpenoids in linalool- and borneol-type chemotypes of C. camphora. The data revealed that the essential oils consist primarily of monoterpenes with only very minor quantities of sesquiterpenes and diterpenes and that the essential oil differs in different chemotypes of C. camphora,

SUBMITTER: Chen C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6057064 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature