Structure of chalcone synthase and the molecular basis of plant polyketide biosynthesis

Nature Structural Biology

Volumn 6, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 775-784

  Ferrer, Jean Luc ^a,b   Jez, Joseph M ^a   Bowman, Marianne E ^a   Dixon, Richard A ^c   Noel, Joseph P ^a  

^a SALK INSTITUTE FOR BIOLOGICAL STUDIES   (United States)

^b INSTITUT DE BIOLOGIE STRUCTURALE   (France)

^c PLANT BIOLOGY DIVISION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTHOCYANIN; CHALCONE; CHALCONE SYNTHASE; PHYTOALEXIN; POLYKETIDE; RESVERATROL;

ARTICLE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; CYCLIZATION; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; ENZYME STRUCTURE; MOLECULAR MODEL; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; REACTION ANALYSIS; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; SYNTHESIS;

ACYLTRANSFERASES; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; CERULENIN; CHALCONE; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY, X-RAY; FLAVANONES; FLAVONOIDS; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTAGENESIS; PLANTS; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; STILBENES;

EID: 0032805888     PISSN: 10728368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/11553     Document Type: Article

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