Bernard Blerot

TL;DR: It is proposed that in roses the monoterpene biosynthesis effort is focused on the production of acyclic monoterpenes derived from geraniol through the recently characterized Nudix biosynthesis pathway, at the expense of conventional monotercine biosynthesis via terpene synthases such as linalools or linalool nerolidol synthases.

TL;DR: Methods for genetic transformation of Pelargonium are available and, due to the growing knowledge of biosynthetic pathways and the cloning of terpene synthase genes in angiosperms, new strategies to improve EO yield or to modify EO composition could be imagined.

TL;DR: It is shown that, by contrast to other TPSs, geraniol synthases from the TPS-g subfamily conserved their molecular function throughout evolution, and also the characterisation of a novel sesquiterpene synthase catalysing the biosynthesis of 10-epi-γ-eudesmol.

TL;DR: A positive correlation was found between the expression levels of RhNUDX1 gene and the production of the monoterpene geraniol, indicating its essential role in scent production in roses.

TL;DR: In this paper , a laccase-catalyzed oxidation of (±)-, (R)-, and (S)-citronellol into rose oxide diastereomers in the presence of mediators was studied and optimized.