Chemistry of Strigolactones: Why and How do Plants Produce so Many Strigolactones?
Chemistry of Strigolactones: Why and How do Plants Produce so Many Strigolactones?
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10.1002/9781118297674.ch34
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2013-03
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K. Yoneyama;T. Kisugi;Xiaonan Xie;K. Yoneyama
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K. Yoneyama;T. Kisugi;Xiaonan Xie;K. Yoneyama
Strigolactones (SLs) are plant secondary metabolites derived from carotenoids. SLs were originally isolated as germination stimulants for root parasitic plants witchweeds (Striga spp.) and broomrapes (Orobanche and Phelipanche spp.), and then found as host recognition signals for arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi with which >80% land plants form a symbiotic relationship. In addition to these functions of SLs in the rhizosphere, SLs have been shown to act as a novel class of plant hormone regulating shoot and root architecture, photomorphogenesis, and secondary growth. In this chapter, we will focus on diverse chemistry of SLs and discuss why and how do plants produce so many strigolactones.