Molecular cloning and biochemical characterization of a novel cytochrome P450, flavone synthase II, that catalyzes direct conversion of flavanones to flavones

Plant and Cell Physiology

Volumn 40, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 1182-1186

  Akashi, Tomoyoshi ^a,d   Fukuchi Mizutani, Masako ^b   Aoki, Toshio ^a   Ueyama, Yukiko ^c   Yonekura Sakakibara, Keiko ^b   Tanaka, Yoshikazu ^b   Kusumi, Takaaki ^b   Ayabe, Shin Ichi ^a  

^a NIHON UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b SUNTORY LTD   (Japan)

^c KOBE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

cDNA cloning; Cytochrome P450; Flavone synthase II; Flavonoid biosynthesis; Snapdragon; Torenia

Indexed keywords

2 HYDROXYFLAVANONE; CATALYSIS; CDNA LIBRARY; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; CYTOCHROME P450; DNA ISOLATION; ENZYMIC CONVERSION; FLAVANONE 2 HYDROXYLASE; FLAVONE SYNTHASE II; GLYCYRRHIZA; MOLECULAR CLONING; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; YEAST;

EID: 0033228156     PISSN: 00320781     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.pcp.a029505     Document Type: Article

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