Biosynthesis of sterols and ecdysteroids in Ajuga hairy roots

Lipids

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 279-288

  Fujimoto, Yoshinori ^a   Ohyama, Kiyoshi ^a   Nomura, Keiko ^a   Hyodo, Ryo ^a   Takahashi, Kyoko ^b   Yamada, Junko ^b   Morisaki, Masuo ^b  

^a TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b KEIO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; CLEROSTEROL; CYASTERONE; ECDYSTEROID; ECDYSTERONE; ISOCYASTERONE; STEROL; STEROL DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONFERENCE PAPER; HORMONE STRUCTURE; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT ROOT; STEREOCHEMISTRY; STEROIDOGENESIS; STEROL SYNTHESIS;

AJUGA; AJUGA REPTANS; FILICOPHYTA; INSECTA;

EID: 0034075686     PISSN: 00244201     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11745-000-0524-z     Document Type: Conference Paper

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