Induction of geranylgeranyl diphosphate synthase activity and taxane accumulation in Taxus baccata cell cultures after elicitation by methyl jasmonate

Plant Science

Volumn 147, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 1-8

  Laskaris, Gregory ^a   Bounkhay, Mina ^b   Theodoridis, Georgios ^a   Van Der Heijden, Robert ^a   Verpoorte, Rob ^a   Jaziri, Mondher ^b  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Biosynthesis; GGPP synthase; Methyl jasmonate; Taxanea; Taxines; Taxus baccata

Indexed keywords

FARNESYL TRANS TRANSFERASE; JASMONIC ACID METHYL ESTER; PLANT EXTRACT; TAXUS BACCATA EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; DRUG ACCUMULATION; ENZYME INDUCTION; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY;

TAXUS BACCATA;

EID: 0033543513     PISSN: 01689452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-9452(99)00078-3     Document Type: Article

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