Analysis of promoters from tyrosine/dihydroxyphenylalanine decarboxylase and berberine bridge enzyme genes involved in benzylisoquinoline alkaloid biosynthesis in opium poppy

Plant Molecular Biology

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 121-131

  Park, Sang Un ^a   Johnson, Alison G ^a   Penzes Yost, Catherine ^a   Facchini, Peter J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Benzylisoquinoline alkaloids; Berberine bridge enzyme; Molecular regulation; Opium poppy; Papaver somniferum; Secondary metabolism; Tyrosine dihydroxyphenylalanine decarboxylase

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC LEVO AMINO ACID DECARBOXYLASE; BENZYLISOQUINOLINE ALKALOID; BERBERINE BRIDGE ENZYME; BETA GLUCURONIDASE; BIOCHEMICAL PATHWAY; BIOSYNTHESIS; CLONE; DELETION MUTAGENESIS; DNA FLANKING REGION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE INDUCTION; MESSENGER RNA; MICROPROJECTILE BOMBARDMENT; PLANT CELL CULTURE; PROMOTER REGION; REPORTER GENE; RNA ANALYSIS; TYROSINE DECARBOXYLASE; WOUND;

EMBRYOPHYTA; FUMARIACEAE; PAPAVER SOMNIFERUM; PAPAVERACEAE;

EID: 0033136796     PISSN: 01674412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1026433112119     Document Type: Article

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