rhizathalene A [CPD:C21765];
diphosphate [CPD:C00013]
Comment
The enzyme was identified in the roots of the plant Arabidopsis thaliana (thale cress). The product is a semivolatile diterpene that acts as a local antifeedant in belowground direct defense against root-feeding insects.
Vaughan MM, Wang Q, Webster FX, Kiemle D, Hong YJ, Tantillo DJ, Coates RM, Wray AT, Askew W, O'Donnell C, Tokuhisa JG, Tholl D
Title
Formation of the unusual semivolatile diterpene rhizathalene by the Arabidopsis class I terpene synthase TPS08 in the root stele is involved in defense against belowground herbivory.
