Oxylipins and their involvement in plant response to biotic and abiotic stress [Elektronische Ressource] / von Birgit Schulze

OXYLIPINS AND THEIR INVOLVEMENT IN PLANT RESPONSE TO BIOTIC AND ABIOTIC STRESS Dissertation zur Erlangung des akademischen Grades doctor rerum naturalium vorgelegt dem Rat der Biologisch-Pharmazeutischen Fakultät der Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena von Apothekerin Birgit Schulze geboren am 10.12.1975 in Bayreuth Referees: 1. Prof. Dr. Wilhelm Boland Max-Planck-Institut für chemische Ökologie, Jena 2. Prof. Dr. Jochen Lehmann Institut für pharmazeutische Chemie Friedrich-Schiller-Universität, Jena 3. Prof. Dr. Dierk Scheel Leibnitz-Institut für Pflanzen Biochemie, Halle Date of oral examination: 20. September 2005 Date of public defense: 18. October 2005 Table of contents IIITable of contents 1 General introduction 1 1.1 Hormones regulating plant defense reactions 1 1.1.1 Jasmonates: Signals mediating response to wounding and herbivory 2 1.1.2 Oxylipins: Multiple signals in plant stress responses 7 1.1.3 Salicylic acid: Induction of plant defense against pathogens 12 1.1.4 Ethylene: Modulation of plant stress responses 13 1.2 Cross-talk: Signaling network for multiple responses 15 2 Goals of this study 18 3 Analysis of labile oxylipins extracted from plant material 20 3.1 Introduction: Oxylipin monitoring 20 3.2 Results and discussion 21 3.2.