Listing of Useful Plants of the World
[formerly Listing of Potential New Crops for Australia]


NOTICE: Information on the background to this Listing is available. The analysis of numbers of papers/mentions over time was completed in 1997, using the Agricola database (1970-1996). Hard copies of the Listing (553 pages; over 4200 new crops listed with the analyses of numbers of papers over time included) are available from the publisher, Dr Rob Fletcher; see Advice on Publications Available.

The references listed below are from the Biological Abstracts database (1988-2000) and are courtesy of SilverPlatter Information. For more information re Silverplatter, go to www.silverplatter.com.


Umbellularia californica

Analysis of numbers of papers/mentions over time (Agricola database 1970-1996):

 

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Source: AGRICOLA database (1970-1996)

Common Name(s): balm of heaven syn cajepu tree syn californian olive syn moutain laurel syn sassafras laurel syn spice bush
Crop Use(s): spice/herb/condiment=medicinal
Reference Source(s): sturtevant
Number of Papers/Mentions: 28

References (Biological Abstracts 1988-2000):

[These references are from the Biological Abstracts database and are courtesy of SilverPlatter Information. For more information re SilverPlatter, go to www.silverplatter.com. References are listed alphabetically by author within years, with most recent references first; addresses of author(s) have been included when available. To search within this page, we suggest using Find in Page, within the Edit menu of the Web Browser.]

Herwitz, S. R., B. Sandler, et al. (2000). Twenty-one years of crown area change in the Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve based on georeferenced multitemporal aerial photographs. International Journal of Remote Sensing. Jan. 21(1): 45-60. {a} Graduate School of Geography and Department of Biology, Clark University, Worcester, MA, 01610, USA

Sillett, S. C. and P. R. Van (2000). A redwood tree whose crown is a forest canopy. Northwest Science. Winter 74(1): 34-43. {a} Department of Biological Sciences, Humboldt State University, Arcata, CA, 95521, USA

Hooks, M. A., Y. Fleming, et al. (1999). No induction of beta-oxidation in leaves of Arabidopsis that over-produce lauric acid. Planta Berlin 207(3): 385-392. {a} Plant Mol. Sci. Group, Div. Biochem. Mol. Biol., Inst. Biomed. Life Sci., Univ. Glasgow, Glasgow, G12 8QQ, UK

Knutzon, D. S., T. R. Hayes, et al. (1999). Lysophosphatidic acid acyltransferase from coconut endosperm mediates the insertion of laurate at the sn-2 position of triacylglycerols in lauric rapeseed oil and can increase total laurate levels. Plant Physiology Rockville. July 120(3): 739-746. {a} Calgene, 1920 Fifth Street, Davis, CA, 95616, USA

Facciotti, M. T. and L. Yuan (1998). Molecular dissection of the plant acyl-acyl carrier protein thioesterases. Fett 100(4-5): 167-172. {a} Calgene Inc., 1920 Fifth St., Davis, CA 95616, USA

Hunter, J. C. (1997). Correspondence of environmental tolerances with leaf and branch attributes for six co-occurring species of broadleaf evergreen trees in northern California. Trees Berlin 11(3): 169-175. Dep. Biol. Sci., State Univ. New York, Coll. Brockport, Brockport, NY 14420, USA

Eccleston, V. S., A. M. Cranmer, et al. (1996). Medium-chain fatty acid biosynthesis and utilization in Brassica napus plants expressing lauroyl-acyl carrier protein thioesterase. Planta Heidelberg 198(1): 46-53. {a} Dep. Botany Plant Pathology, Mich. State Univ., East Lansing, MI 48824-1312, USA

Goralka, R. J. L. and J. H. Langenheim (1996). Implications of foliar monoterpenoid variation among ontogenetic stages of the California bay tree (Umbellularia californica) for deer herbivory. Biochemical Systematics and Ecology 24(1): 13-23. Dep. Biol., Univ. California, Santa Cruz, CA 95064, USA

Goralka, R. J. L., M. A. Schumaker, et al. (1996). Variations in chemical and physical properties during leaf development in California Bay Tree (Umbellularia californica): Predictions regarding palatability for deer. Biochemical Systematics and Ecology 24(2): 93-103. Dep. Biol., Univ. California, Santa Cruz, CA 95064, USA

Yuan, L., B. A. Nelson, et al. (1996). Correction of PREVIEWS 98702234. The catalytic cysteine and histidine in the plant acyl-acyl carrier protein thioesterases. Correction of abstract. Erratum published in JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY Vol. 271. Iss. 18. 1996. p. 11034. Journal of Biological Chemistry 271(7): 3417-3419. {a} Calgene Inc., 1920 Fifth St., Davis, CA 95616, USA

Yuan, L., B. A. Nelson, et al. (1996). The catalytic cysteine and histidine in the plant acyl-acyl carrier protein thioesterases. Journal of Biological Chemistry 271(7): 3417-3419. {a} Calgene, Inc., 1920 Fifth St., Davis, CA 95616, USA

Dormann, P., T. A. Voelker, et al. (1995). Cloning and expression in Escherichia coli of a novel thioesterase from Arabidopsis thaliana specific for long-chain acyl-acyl carrier proteins. Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics 316(1): 612-618. {a} Dep. Botany Plant Pathol., Michigan State Univ., East Lansing, MI 48824-1312, USA

Goralka, R. J. L. and J. H. Langenheim (1995). Analysis of foliar monoterpenoid content in the California Bay Tree, Umbellularia californica, among populations across the distribution of the species. Biochemical Systematics and Ecology 23(4): 439-448. Dep. Biol., Univ. California, Santa Cruz, CA 95064, USA

Wood, S. E., J. F. Gaskin, et al. (1995). Loss of monoterpenes from Umbellularia californica leaf litter. Biochemical Systematics and Ecology 23(6): 581-591. {a} Dep. Biol., Univ. Calif., Santa Cruz, CA 95064, USA

Yuan, L., T. A. Voelker, et al. (1995). Modification of the substrate specificity of an acyl-acyl carrier protein thioesterase by protein engineering. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 92(23): 10639-10643. {a} Calgene, Inc., 1920 Fifth St., Davis, CA 95616, USA

Lin, L. J., B. P. Ying, et al. (1994). A monoterpene from Umbellularia californica. Phytochemistry Oxford 37(3): 905-906. {a} ISK Mountain View Res. Cent. Inc., 1195 W Fremont Ave., Sunnyvale, CA 94087, USA

Neville, H. A. and B. A. Bohm (1994). Flavonoids of Umbellularia californica. Phytochemistry Oxford 36(5): 1229-1231. Dep. Bot., Univ. B.C., Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada

Voelker, T. A. and H. M. Davies (1994). Alteration of the specificity and regulation of fatty acid synthesis of Escherichia coli by expression of a plant medium-chain acyl-acyl carrier protein thioesterase. Journal of Bacteriology 176(23): 7320-7327. {a} Calgene Inc., 1920 Fifth St., Davis, CA 95616, USA

Cho, H. J., M. Ito, et al. (1993). Biosynthesis of bryonolic acid in cultured cells of watermelon. Phytochemistry Oxford 33(6): 1407-1413. {a} Fac. Pharmaceutical Sciences, Mukogawa Women's Univ., Nishinomiya 663, Japan

Grellet, F., R. Cooke, et al. (1993). Arabidopsis thaliana systematic cDNA sequencing reveals a gene with homology with Umbellularia californica C12:0-ACP thioesterase. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry Montrouge 31(4): 599-602. Laboratoire de Physiologie et Biologie Moleculaire Vegetales, Universite de Perpignan, Avenue de Villeneuve, 66860 Perpignan, France

Harington, A., C. J. Herbert, et al. (1993). Identification of a new nuclear gene (CEM1) encoding a protein homologous to a beta-keto-acyl synthase which is essential for mitochondrial respiration in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Molecular Microbiology 9(3): 545-555. {a} Cent. de Genetique Mol. du CNRS, Lab. propre associe a l'Univ. Pierre et Marie Curie, F-91198 Gif-sur-Yvette, France

Voelker, T. A., A. C. Worrell, et al. (1992). Fatty acid biosynthesis redirected to medium chains in transgenic oilseed plants. Science 257(5066): 72-74.

Davies, H. M., L. Anderson, et al. (1991). Developmental induction, purification, and further characterization of 12:0-ACP thioesterase from immature cotyledons of Umbellularia californica. Archives Of Biochemistry And Biophysics 290(1): 37-45.

Pollard, M. R., L. Anderson, et al. (1991). A specific acyl-ACP thioesterase implicated in medium-chain fatty acid production in immature cotyledons of Umbellularia californica. Archives Of Biochemistry And Biophysics 284(2): 306-312.

Reynolds, T., J. V. Dring, et al. (1991). Lauric acid-containing triglycerides in seeds of Umbellularia californica Nutt. (Lauraceae). Journal Of The American Oil Chemists' Society 68(12): 976-977.

Glaubig, B. A. and F. T. Bingham (1985). Boron toxicity characteristics of 4 northern California (USA) endemic tree species. Journal Of Environmental Quality 14(1): 72-77.

Tinnin, R. O. and L. A. Kirkpatrick (1985). The allelopathic influence of broadleaf trees and shrubs on seedlings of Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii). Forest Science 31(4): 945-952.


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