Metabolism of airborne methyl salicylate in adjacent plants.

Rishni Masimbula, Katsunari Oki, Kosaku Takahashi, Hideyuki Matsuura

Bioscience, biotechnology, and biochemistry 2020 Sep

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Salicylic acid (SA) and methyl salicylate (MeSA) are synthesized in many plants and are crucial components that establish their disease responses. The metabolism of airborne MeSA to SA has been previously reported. In this report, it was found that SA glucose ester (SAGE), ether (SAG), and salicyloyl-L-aspartic acid (SA-Asp) are metabolites of airborne MeSA. Furthermore, it was found that airborne MeSA was able to increase the endogenous amount of rosmarinic acid in Perilla frutescens, which is known as one of the functional components that contributes to the maintenance of human health.

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Rishni Masimbula, Katsunari Oki, Kosaku Takahashi, Hideyuki Matsuura. Metabolism of airborne methyl salicylate in adjacent plants. Bioscience, biotechnology, and biochemistry. 2020 Sep;84(9):1780-1787