Enzymatic oxidations in the biosynthesis of complex alkaloids

Plant Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 289-300

  Chou, Wing Ming ^a   Kutchan, Toni M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKALOID; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BIOSYNTHESIS; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; DNA ISOLATION; ENZYME METABOLISM; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; INDOLE; ISOQUINOLINE; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OXIDATION; SECONDARY METABOLITE;

ALKALOIDS; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CONSENSUS SEQUENCE; GENES, PLANT; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; OXIDOREDUCTASES; PLANT PROTEINS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID;

EID: 0032143041     PISSN: 09607412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-313X.1998.00220.x     Document Type: Review

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