Table 1.

Biosynthetic steps impaired in ABA‐deficient mutants

Conversion(s)a
Pathway
Mutant
Species
Reference
ZX→AX→VXABA xanthophyllaba1Arabidopsis thalianaDuckham et al. (1991);
   biosynthesis   Rock and Zeevaart (1991)
aba2Nicotiana plumbaginifoliaMarin et al. (1996)
VX→NX(?)ABA xanthophyllM526Chlamydomonas reinhardtiiKatoh et al. (1997)
   biosynthesis
NCE→XANABA biosynthesisnotLycopersicon esculentumBurbidge et al. (1999)
wilty (?)Pisum sativumDuckham et al. (1989)
vp14Zea maysSchwartz et al. (1997a)
XAN→ABAldABA biosynthesisaba2Arabidopsis thalianaLeon‐Kloosterziel et al. (1996);
   Schwartz et al. (1997b)
ABAld→ABAABA biosynthesisv11(aao3)Arabidopsis thalianaSeo et al. (2000)
sitLycopersicon esculentumLinforth et al. (1987);
   Taylor et al. (1988);
   Marin and Marion‐Poll (1997)
droopySolanum phurejaDuckham et al. (1989)
ABAld→ABAMoCo biosynthesisnar2aHordeum vulgareWalker‐Simmons et al., (1989)
cnxANicotiana plumbaginifoliaMendel and Schwarz (1999)
ABAld→ABAMoCo maturationaba3Arabidopsis thalianaLeon‐Kloosterziel et al. (1996);
   Schwartz et al.(1997b)
flcLycopersicon esculentumMarin and Marion‐Poll (1997)
aba1Nicotiana plumbaginifoliaLeydecker et al. (1995);
   Akaba et al. (1998)
Conversion(s)a
Pathway
Mutant
Species
Reference
ZX→AX→VXABA xanthophyllaba1Arabidopsis thalianaDuckham et al. (1991);
   biosynthesis   Rock and Zeevaart (1991)
aba2Nicotiana plumbaginifoliaMarin et al. (1996)
VX→NX(?)ABA xanthophyllM526Chlamydomonas reinhardtiiKatoh et al. (1997)
   biosynthesis
NCE→XANABA biosynthesisnotLycopersicon esculentumBurbidge et al. (1999)
wilty (?)Pisum sativumDuckham et al. (1989)
vp14Zea maysSchwartz et al. (1997a)
XAN→ABAldABA biosynthesisaba2Arabidopsis thalianaLeon‐Kloosterziel et al. (1996);
   Schwartz et al. (1997b)
ABAld→ABAABA biosynthesisv11(aao3)Arabidopsis thalianaSeo et al. (2000)
sitLycopersicon esculentumLinforth et al. (1987);
   Taylor et al. (1988);
   Marin and Marion‐Poll (1997)
droopySolanum phurejaDuckham et al. (1989)
ABAld→ABAMoCo biosynthesisnar2aHordeum vulgareWalker‐Simmons et al., (1989)
cnxANicotiana plumbaginifoliaMendel and Schwarz (1999)
ABAld→ABAMoCo maturationaba3Arabidopsis thalianaLeon‐Kloosterziel et al. (1996);
   Schwartz et al.(1997b)
flcLycopersicon esculentumMarin and Marion‐Poll (1997)
aba1Nicotiana plumbaginifoliaLeydecker et al. (1995);
   Akaba et al. (1998)

aZX, zeaxanthin; AX, antheraxanthin; VX, violaxanthin; NX, neoxanthin; NCE, 9‐cis‐epoxycarotenoid; XAN, xanthoxin; ABAld, ABA aldehyde; MoCo, molybdenum cofactor.

Table 1.

Biosynthetic steps impaired in ABA‐deficient mutants

Conversion(s)a
Pathway
Mutant
Species
Reference
ZX→AX→VXABA xanthophyllaba1Arabidopsis thalianaDuckham et al. (1991);
   biosynthesis   Rock and Zeevaart (1991)
aba2Nicotiana plumbaginifoliaMarin et al. (1996)
VX→NX(?)ABA xanthophyllM526Chlamydomonas reinhardtiiKatoh et al. (1997)
   biosynthesis
NCE→XANABA biosynthesisnotLycopersicon esculentumBurbidge et al. (1999)
wilty (?)Pisum sativumDuckham et al. (1989)
vp14Zea maysSchwartz et al. (1997a)
XAN→ABAldABA biosynthesisaba2Arabidopsis thalianaLeon‐Kloosterziel et al. (1996);
   Schwartz et al. (1997b)
ABAld→ABAABA biosynthesisv11(aao3)Arabidopsis thalianaSeo et al. (2000)
sitLycopersicon esculentumLinforth et al. (1987);
   Taylor et al. (1988);
   Marin and Marion‐Poll (1997)
droopySolanum phurejaDuckham et al. (1989)
ABAld→ABAMoCo biosynthesisnar2aHordeum vulgareWalker‐Simmons et al., (1989)
cnxANicotiana plumbaginifoliaMendel and Schwarz (1999)
ABAld→ABAMoCo maturationaba3Arabidopsis thalianaLeon‐Kloosterziel et al. (1996);
   Schwartz et al.(1997b)
flcLycopersicon esculentumMarin and Marion‐Poll (1997)
aba1Nicotiana plumbaginifoliaLeydecker et al. (1995);
   Akaba et al. (1998)
Conversion(s)a
Pathway
Mutant
Species
Reference
ZX→AX→VXABA xanthophyllaba1Arabidopsis thalianaDuckham et al. (1991);
   biosynthesis   Rock and Zeevaart (1991)
aba2Nicotiana plumbaginifoliaMarin et al. (1996)
VX→NX(?)ABA xanthophyllM526Chlamydomonas reinhardtiiKatoh et al. (1997)
   biosynthesis
NCE→XANABA biosynthesisnotLycopersicon esculentumBurbidge et al. (1999)
wilty (?)Pisum sativumDuckham et al. (1989)
vp14Zea maysSchwartz et al. (1997a)
XAN→ABAldABA biosynthesisaba2Arabidopsis thalianaLeon‐Kloosterziel et al. (1996);
   Schwartz et al. (1997b)
ABAld→ABAABA biosynthesisv11(aao3)Arabidopsis thalianaSeo et al. (2000)
sitLycopersicon esculentumLinforth et al. (1987);
   Taylor et al. (1988);
   Marin and Marion‐Poll (1997)
droopySolanum phurejaDuckham et al. (1989)
ABAld→ABAMoCo biosynthesisnar2aHordeum vulgareWalker‐Simmons et al., (1989)
cnxANicotiana plumbaginifoliaMendel and Schwarz (1999)
ABAld→ABAMoCo maturationaba3Arabidopsis thalianaLeon‐Kloosterziel et al. (1996);
   Schwartz et al.(1997b)
flcLycopersicon esculentumMarin and Marion‐Poll (1997)
aba1Nicotiana plumbaginifoliaLeydecker et al. (1995);
   Akaba et al. (1998)

aZX, zeaxanthin; AX, antheraxanthin; VX, violaxanthin; NX, neoxanthin; NCE, 9‐cis‐epoxycarotenoid; XAN, xanthoxin; ABAld, ABA aldehyde; MoCo, molybdenum cofactor.

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