Heterologous expression of alkaloid biosynthetic genes - A review

Gene

Volumn 179, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 73-81

  Kutchan, Toni M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Baculovirus; Benzophenanthridine alkaloids; Berbamunine synthase; Berberine bridge enzyme; Berberis stolonifera; Bisbenzylisoquinoline alkaloids; Eschscholtzia californica

Indexed keywords

ALKALOID; AROMATIC AMINO ACID; BERBERINE; BISBENZYLISOQUINOLINE ALKALOID; PLANT DNA; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN; SANGUINARINE; TYROSINE; VIRUS VECTOR;

ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME PURIFICATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FUNCTION; LEPIDOPTERA; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ALCOHOL OXIDOREDUCTASES; ALKALOIDS; BENZOPHENANTHRIDINES; BENZYLISOQUINOLINES; CYTOCHROME P-450 ENZYME SYSTEM; GENE EXPRESSION; GENES, PLANT; ISOQUINOLINES; OXIDOREDUCTASES, N-DEMETHYLATING; PLANT PROTEINS; PLANTS; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS;

BERBERIS; BERBERIS STOLONIFERA; ESCHSCHOLZIA CALIFORNICA; INSECTA; LEPIDOPTERA; PAPAVER; SPODOPTERA FRUGIPERDA; UNIDENTIFIED BACULOVIRUS;

EID: 0030574271     PISSN: 03781119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1119(96)00426-X     Document Type: Article

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