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Characterization of Trichome-Expressed BAHD Acyltransferases in

Plant physiology (2017-07-14)
Satya Swathi Nadakuduti, Joseph B Uebler, Xiaoxiao Liu, A Daniel Jones, Cornelius S Barry
ABSTRACT

Acylsugars are synthesized in the glandular trichomes of the Solanaceae family and are implicated in protection against abiotic and biotic stress. Acylsugars are composed of either sucrose or glucose esterified with varying numbers of acyl chains of differing length. In tomato (