Isolation, cloning and expression of a multifunctional O-methyltransferase capable of forming 2,5-dimethyl-4-methoxy-3(2H)-furanone, one of the key aroma compounds in strawberry fruits.

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Published in Plant J on September 01, 2002

Authors

Martina Wein1, Noa Lavid, Stefan Lunkenbein, Efraim Lewinsohn, Wilfried Schwab, Ralf Kaldenhoff

Author Affiliations

1: Lehrstuhl für Lebensmittelchemie, Universität Würzburg, Am Hubland, 97074 Würzburg, Germany.

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