Purification and characterisation of strictosidine β-D-glucosidase from Catharanthus roseus cell suspension cultures

Plant Physiology and Biochemistry

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 419-425

  Luijendijk, Teus J C ^a   Stevens, Luc H ^b   Verpoorte, Robert ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Apocynaceae; Catharanthus roseus; Indole alkaloids; Strictosidine; Strictosidine D glucosidase

Indexed keywords

APOCYNACEAE; CATHARANTHUS ROSEUS;

EID: 0032104144     PISSN: 09819428     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0981-9428(98)80205-2     Document Type: Article

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