Biosynthesis of Heartwood Tropolones I. Incorporation of Mevalonate and Acetate into ß-Thujaplicin (Hinokitiol) of Cupressus lusitanica Cell Cultures

Journal of the Faculty of Agriculture, Kyushu University

Volumn 42, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 131-138

  Yamaguchi, Toshiyasu ^a,b   Itose, Ryuji ^a,c   Sakai, Kokki ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b OJI PAPER CO LTD   (Japan)

^c Taki Chemical Co Ltd   (Japan)

Author keywords

Biosynthesis; Cell culture; Cupressus lusitanica; Mevalonate pathway; thujaplicin

Indexed keywords

CUPRESSUS LUSITANICA;

EID: 0000269691     PISSN: 00236152     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5109/24200     Document Type: Article

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