Recognizing Plant Physiology first authors: Karen Kloth
Plant Physiology, Plant Physiology: Author ProfilesKaren Kloth, first author of PECTIN ACETYLESTERASE9 Affects the Transcriptome and Metabolome and Delays Aphid Feeding
Current Position: Post-Doctoral Fellow at the Laboratory of Entomology, Wageningen University
Education: BSc and MSc in Biology, Phd in genetical genomics of plant-aphid interactions
Non-scientific…
XAT catalyzes carotenoid esterification in wheat
Research, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: In a NutshellWatkins et al. have identified XAT as the enzyme responsible for esterification and subsequent stabilization of lutein in wheat grains. Plant Cell https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.09.00272
By Jacinta Watkinsa, Barry Pogsona and Diane Matherb.
aARC Centre of Excellence for Plant Energy Biology, Research…