Methyl jasmonate-induced overproduction of paclitaxel and Baccatin III in Taxus cell suspension cultures

Nature Biotechnology

Volumn 14, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 1129-1132

  Yukimune, Yukihito ^a   Tabata, Homare ^a   Higashi, Yosuke ^a   Hara, Yasuhiro ^a  

^a MITSUI CHEMICALS INC   (Japan)

Author keywords

Baccatin III; Methyl jasmonate; Paclitaxel; Taxus cell suspension cultures

Indexed keywords

BACCATIN III; JASMONIC ACID; PACLITAXEL;

ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CELL CULTURE; CELL SUSPENSION; CULTURE MEDIUM; DEPOLYMERIZATION; MICROTUBULE ASSEMBLY; OVARY CANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SOLID TUMOR; SYNTHESIS;

ACETIC ACIDS; ALKALOIDS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS, PHYTOGENIC; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CELLS, CULTURED; CYCLOPENTANES; PACLITAXEL; PLANT GROWTH REGULATORS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TAXOIDS;

TAXUS; TAXUS BACCATA; TAXUS X MEDIA;

EID: 0029737648     PISSN: 10870156     EISSN: 15461696     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nbt0996-1129     Document Type: Article

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