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Polyphenol oxidases in plants and fungi: Going places? A review by Mayer, Alfred M.

“…PPO, constitutive or induced by jasmonate, in coded for by multiple genes. It oxidizes mono- or dihydroxy phenols to the corresponding quinones. The products…”
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Laccase: new functions for an old enzyme by Mayer, Alfred M., Staples, Richard C.

“…Laccases occur widely in fungi; they have been characterized less frequently in higher plants. Here we have focused on more recent reports on the occurrence of…”
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Solving the post enrolment course timetabling problem by ant colony optimization by Nothegger, Clemens, Mayer, Alfred, Chwatal, Andreas, Raidl, Günther R.

“…In this work we present a new approach to tackle the problem of Post Enrolment Course Timetabling as specified for the International Timetabling Competition…”
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Seed ultrastructure and water absorption pathway of the root-parasitic plant Phelipanche aegyptiaca (Orobanchaceae) by Joel, Daniel M., Bar, Hilla, Mayer, Alfred M., Plakhine, Dina, Ziadne, Hammam, Westwood, James H., Welbaum, Gregory E.

“…• Background and Aims Obligate root parasitic plants of the Orobanchaceae do not germinate unless they chemically detect a host plant nearby. Members of this…”
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Allelochemicals released by leaf residues of Micromeria fruticosa in soils, their uptake and metabolism by inhibited wheat seed by Dudai, Nativ, Chaimovitsh, David, Larkov, Olga, Fischer, Ravit, Blaicher, Yahav, Mayer, Alfred M

“…The allelopathic effect of white micromeria (Micromeria fruticosa) leaves on germinating wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) was examined in sterilized and…”
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Enantioselective monoterpene alcohol acetylation in Origanum, Mentha and Salvia species by Larkov, Olga, Zaks, Alon, Bar, Einat, Lewinsohn, Efraim, Dudai, Nativ, Mayer, Alfred M., Ravid, Uzi

“…Selected plants within the Origanum, Mentha and Salvia genera, that contain significant amounts of chiral volatile alcohols and their related acetates, exhibit…”
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Role for IAA in the Infection of Arabidopsis thaliana by Orobanche aegyptiaca by Bar-Nun, Nurit, Sachs, Tsvi, Mayer, Alfred M

“…BACKGROUND: Vascular continuity is established between a host plant and the root parasite broomrape. It is generally accepted that the direction of vascular…”
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Mechanisms of survival of necrotrophic fungal plant pathogens in hosts expressing the hypersensitive response by Mayer, Alfred M., Staples, Richard C., Gil-ad, Nir L.

“…The hypersensitive response (HR), elicited when resistant hosts are infected by incompatible races of biotrophic fungi, has been researched extensively. New…”
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Chiral monoterpenes as "enantiotaxonomy" indicators for the genera Origanum, Salvia, and Rosmarinus by Larkov, Olga, Mayer, Alfred M, Ravid, Uzi

“…The chemotaxonomic significance of the enantiomeric composition of monoterpenes was investigated in selected species of Origanum, Salvia, and Rosmarinus…”
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Possible function of isoleucine in the methyl jasmonate response of Arabidopsis to Phelipanche aegyptiaca by Nun, Nurit Bar, Mayer, Alfred M

“…Resistance of Arabidopsis thaliana to Phelipanche aegyptiaca (syn. Orobanche aegyptiaca ) can be induced by exposure of the host to low concentrations of…”
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Possible peroxidase functions in the interaction between the parasitic plant, Orobanche aegyptiaca, and its host, Arabidopsis thaliana by Mor, A.(Hebrew Univ. of Jerusalem (Israel)), Mayer, A.M, Levine, A

“…The mechanism by which the flowering holoparasitic plant, Orobanche aegyptiaca, infects its host without evoking a defence mechanism is still poorly…”
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Methyl jasmonate and methyl salicylate, but not cis-jasmone, evoke defenses against infection of Arabidopsis thaliana by Orobanche aegyptiaca by Bar-Nun, N.(Hebrew Univ. of Jerusalem (Israel)), Mayer, A.M

“…The mechanism by which some plant species develop resistance to the root parasite, broomrape (Orobanche aegyptiaca), is still not clear. Resistance to other…”
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Distribution of piperitone oxide stereoisomers in Mentha and Micromeria species and their chemical syntheses by Larkov, Olga, Matasyoh, Josphat C., Dudai, Nativ, Lewinsohn, Efraim, Mayer, Alfred A., Ravid, Uzi

“…Chiral GC–MS analyses of natural and synthetic trans‐ and cis‐piperitone oxide were performed on an Rt‐βDEX‐sm capillary column in order to clarify the…”
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Changes in the activity of the alternative oxidase in Orobanche seeds during conditioning and their possible physiological function by Nun, N.B, Plakhine, D, Joel, D.M, Mayer, A.M

“…The appearance of the activity of the cyanide insensitive, alternative oxidase (AOX), pathway of oxygen uptake was followed in seeds of Orobanche aegyptiaca…”
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Presence of a vanadium-dependent haloperoxidase in Botrytis cinerea by Bar-Nun, Nurit, Shcolnick, Sigal, Mayer, Alfred M

“…The presence of a haloperoxidase in the mycelium of Botrytis cinerea, extractable with buffer, is demonstrated. A low level of extracellular enzyme activity…”
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Biotransformation of constituents of essential oils by germinating wheat seed by Dudai, Nativ, Larkov, Olga, Putievsky, Eli, Lerner, Henri R, Ravid, Uzi, Lewinsohn, Efraim, Mayer, Alfred M

“…Wheat seeds, when exposed to essential oils, are able to metabolise certain monoterpenes. The actual amounts of the compounds and their derivatives in the…”
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The possible function of the glucan sheath of Botrytis cinerea: effects on the distribution of enzyme activities by Gil-ad, Nir L, Bar-Nun, Nurit, Mayer, Alfred M

“…The effect of a β-1,3-glucanase (Glucanex) on cultures of Botrytis cinerea was examined. The enzyme released reducing sugars from the mycelium and from the…”
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Resistance to herbivores and fungal pathogens: Variations on a common theme? A review comparing the effect of secondary metabolites, induced and constitutive, on herbivores and fungal pathogens by MAYER, ALFRED M

“…There is a great deal of similarity between the signaling pathways that operate following herbivory and pathogen attack. Among the constitutive and induced…”
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Smoke chemicals and coumarin promote the germination of the parasitic weed Orobanche aegyptiaca by NUN, NURIT BAR, M. MAYER, ALFRED

“…The stimulation of the germination of Orobanche aegyptiaca by smoke derived from burning cellulose is described. The smoke, dissolved in distilled water, was…”
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Presence of a vanadium-dependent haloperoxidase in Botrytis cinerea by Bar-Nun, Nurit, Shcolnick, Sigal, Mayer, Alfred M.

“…Abstract The presence of a haloperoxidase in the mycelium of Botrytis cinerea, extractable with buffer, is demonstrated. A low level of extracellular enzyme…”
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