Molecular cloning of columbamine O-methyltransferase from cultured Coptis japonica cells

European Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 269, Issue 22, 2002, Pages 5659-5667

  Morishige, Takashi ^a   Dubouzet, Emilyn ^a   Choi, Kum Boo ^a   Yazaki, Kazufumi ^a   Sato, Fumihiko ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Alkaloid biosynthesis; Columbamine; Coptis japonica; Methyltransferase; Palmatine

Indexed keywords

COCLAURINE; COLUMBAMINE; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; ISOQUINOLINE ALKALOID; METHYLTRANSFERASE; PALMATINE; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN; S ADENOSYLMETHIONINE;

ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CATALYST; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME STRUCTURE; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE ISOLATION; GENE SEQUENCE; METHYLATION; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PLANT CELL CULTURE; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BERBERINE ALKALOIDS; COPTIS; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EXPRESSED SEQUENCE TAGS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; GENE LIBRARY; GENETIC VECTORS; METHYLTRANSFERASES; MODELS, CHEMICAL; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; PLANT PROTEINS; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID;

COPTIS; COPTIS JAPONICA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; JAPONICA;

EID: 0036439059     PISSN: 00142956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1432-1033.2002.03275.x     Document Type: Article

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