Prof. Dr. Eran Pichersky

Profile

Academic positionFull Professor
Research fieldsPlant Biochemistry and Biophysics

Current contact address

CountryUnited States of America
CityAnn Arbor
InstitutionUniversity of Michigan
InstituteDepartment of Biology

Host during sponsorship

Prof. Dr. Jonathan GershenzonMax-Planck-Institut für Chemische Ökologie, Jena
Start of initial sponsorship01/05/2000

Programme(s)

1999Humboldt Research Award Programme

Publications (partial selection)

2005D Tholl, F Chen, J Petri, J Gershenzon, J Bohlmann, E Pichersky: Two sesquiterpene synthase are responsible for the complex mixture of sesquiterpenes emitted from Arabidopsis flowers. In: Plant Journal, 2005, 757-771
2004D Tholl, F Chen, J Gershenzon, E Pichersky: Arabidopsis thaliana, a model system for investigating volatile terpene biosynthesis, regulation, and function. In: Recent Advances in Phytochemistry, 2004, 1-18
2004N Dudareva, E Pichersky, J Gershenzon: Biochemistry of plant volatiles. In: Plant Physiology, 2004, 1893-1902
2004F Chen, D-K Ro, J Petri, J Gershenzon, J Bohlmann, E Pichersky, D Tholl: Characterization of a root-specific Arabidopsis terpene synthase responsible for the formation of the volatile monoterpene. In: Plant Physiology, 2004, 1956-1966
2004D Tholl, CM Kish, I Orlova, D Sherman, J Gershenzon, E Pichersky, N Dudareva Formation of monoterpenes in Antirrhinum majus and Clarkia breweri flowers involves heterodimeric GPP synthase. In: Plant Cell, 2004, 977-992
2003F Chen, JC D'Auria, D Tholl, JR Ross, J Gershenzon, JP Noel, E Pichersky An Arabidopsis thaliana gene for methylsalicylate biosynthesis, identified by a biochemical genomics approach, has a role in defense. In: Plant Journal, 2003, 577-588
2003F Chen, D Tholl, JC D'Auria, A Farouk, E Pichersky, J Gershenzon,: Biosynthesis and emission of terpeniod volatiles from Arabidopsis flowers. In: Plant Cell , 2003, 481-494
2002E Pichersky, J Gershenzon: Substances volatiles. In: Biofutur, 2002, 22-26
2002E Pichersky, J Gershenzon,: The formation and function of plant volatiles: perfumes for pollinator attraction and defense. In: Curr Op Plant Biol, 2002, 237-243