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Nat Prod Rep

Title:		The oxylipin chemistry of attraction and defense in brown algae and diatoms
Author(s):		Pohnert G; Boland W;
Address:		"Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology, Jena, Germany"
Journal Title:		Nat Prod Rep
Year:		2002
Volume:		19
Issue:		1
Page Number:		108 - 122
DOI:		10.1039/a806888g
ISSN/ISBN:		0265-0568 (Print) 0265-0568 (Linking)
Abstract:		This review covers the research on brown algal pheromones from the first structural characterisation of an active principle in 1971 to the recent detailed insight into their biosynthesis. Development of analytical methods and bioassays that lead to the identification of a structural variety of different fatty acid-derived pheromones are reported. Special emphasis is focused on the inactivation of initially released pheromones through pericyclic reactions. The impact of pheromone-research on the defensive chemistry of brown algae and diatoms is discussed. 121 references are cited
Keywords:		"Catalysis Cyclization Diatoms/enzymology/*physiology Fatty Acids, Unsaturated/*metabolism Hydrocarbons/*chemistry Lipoxygenase/metabolism Molecular Structure Phaeophyta/enzymology/*physiology Pheromones/chemistry/*physiology Stereoisomerism Structure-Acti;"
Notes:		"MedlinePohnert, Georg Boland, Wilhelm eng England 2002/03/21 Nat Prod Rep. 2002 Feb; 19(1):108-22. doi: 10.1039/a806888g"