Metabolomics enables the structure elucidation of a diatom sex pheromone
Gillard, J.; Frenkel, J.; Devos, V.; Sabbe, K.; Paul, C.; Rempt, M.; Inzé, D.; Pohnert, G.; Vuylsteke, M.; Vyverman, W. (2013). Metabolomics enables the structure elucidation of a diatom sex pheromone. Angew. Chem. 52(3): 854-857. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/anie.201208175
In: Angewandte Chemie. Wiley: Weinheim. ISSN 1433-7851; e-ISSN 1521-3773
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algae; cell cycle; mass spectrometry; metabolomics; pheromones |
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- Gillard, J.
- Frenkel, J.
- Devos, V.
- Sabbe, K., more
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- Paul, C.
- Rempt, M.
- Inzé, D.
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- Pohnert, G.
- Vuylsteke, M.
- Vyverman, W., more
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Finding a mate: Diatoms use chemical signals to sense the presence of and find their mating partners. When the metabolic profiles of sexually active and inactive cells were compared, a highly up-regulated metabolite generated in the attracting mating type was identified as di-L-prolyl diketopiperazine, the first diatom pheromone. |
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