The gene encoding polyneuridine aldehyde esterase of monoterpenoid indole alkaloid biosynthesis in plants is an ortholog of the α/β hydrolase super family

European Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 267, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 1397-1406

  Dogru, Emine ^c   Warzecha, Heribert ^c   Seibel, Frank ^c   Haebel, Sophie ^c   Lottspeich, Friedrich ^a   Stöckigt, Joachim ^b  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF BIOCHEMISTRY   (Germany)

^b JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Alkaloid biosynthesis; Heterologous expression; Polyneuridine aldehyde esterase; Purification; Rauvolfia serpentina (Rauwolfia serpentina)

Indexed keywords

ESTERASE; INDOLE ALKALOID; RAUWOLFIA ALKALOID;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CELL SUSPENSION; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

ALKALOIDS; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BASE SEQUENCE; CARBOXYLIC ESTER HYDROLASES; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; INDOLES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PLANTS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; TERPENES;

EMBRYOPHYTA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; RAUVOLFIA; RAUVOLFIA SERPENTINA;

EID: 0000667057     PISSN: 00142956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1432-1327.2000.01136.x     Document Type: Article

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