Identification of a novel triterpenoid saponin from Pisum sativum as a specific inhibitor of the diguanylate cyclase of Acetobacter xylinum

Plant and Cell Physiology

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 144-152

  Ohana, Patricia ^a   Delmer, Deborah P ^b   Carlson, Russell W ^c   Glushka, John ^c   Azadi, Parastoo ^c   Bacic, Tony ^d   Benziman, Moshe ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acetobacter xylinun; Diguanylate cyclase; Inhibitor; Pisum sativum; Triterpenoid saponin

Indexed keywords

BIOSYNTHESIS; ENZYME INHIBITOR; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PLANT EXTRACT; REACTION ANALYSIS; TRITERPENOID;

ACETOBACTER XYLINUM; PISUM SATIVUM;

EID: 0032005342     PISSN: 00320781     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.pcp.a029351     Document Type: Article

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