Identification and expression of isoflavone synthase, the key enzyme for biosynthesis of isoflavones in legumes

Nature Biotechnology

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 208-212

  Jung, Woosuk ^a   Yu, Oliver ^a   Lau, Sze Mei Cindy ^a   O'Keefe, Daniel P ^a   Odell, Joan ^a   Fader, Gary ^a   McGonigle, Brian ^a  

^a DUPONT COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cytochrome P450; Isoflavone; Phenylpropanoid

Indexed keywords

CYTOCHROME P450; GENISTEIN; ISOFLAVONE; PHYTOESTROGEN;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CROP; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC CODE; GENETIC MANIPULATION; LEGUME; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSED PHASE HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; SOYBEAN;

ANTHOCYANINS; ARABIDOPSIS; CHENOPODIACEAE; CYTOCHROME P-450 ENZYME SYSTEM; FABACEAE; FLAVANONES; FLAVONOIDS; GENES, PLANT; GENETIC VECTORS; GENISTEIN; GENOMIC LIBRARY; ISOFLAVONES; LIGNIN; OXYGENASES; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SOYBEANS;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; GLYCINE MAX; LENS CULINARIS; MEDICAGO SATIVA; PHASEOLUS (ANGIOSPERM); PISUM SATIVUM; PISUM SATIVUM VAR. MACROCARPON; TRIFOLIUM PRATENSE; TRIFOLIUM REPENS; VICIA VILLOSA; VIGNA RADIATA VAR. RADIATA;

EID: 0033951110     PISSN: 10870156     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/72671     Document Type: Article

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