Biosynthesis of Rice Phytoalexin: Enzymatic Conversion of 3β-Hydroxy-9β-pimara-7,15-dien-19,6β-olide to Momilactone A

Bioscience, Biotechnology and Biochemistry

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 566-570

  Atawong, Anotai ^a   Hasegawa, Morifumi ^a,b,c   Kodama, Osamu ^a,b,c  

^a TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b IBARAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c Japan Science and Technology Agency   (Japan)

Author keywords

3 hydroxy 9 pimara 7,15 dien 19,6 olide; Dehydrogenase; Diterpene; Momilactone A; Phytoalexin

Indexed keywords

DITERPENE; MOMILACTONE A; OXIDOREDUCTASE; PHYTOALEXINS; PIMARA 7,15 DIENE; PIMARA-7,15-DIENE; PLANT EXTRACT; TERPENE; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CELL FRACTIONATION; CHEMISTRY; ENZYMOLOGY; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; METABOLISM; PH; PLANT LEAF; RICE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROPHOTOMETRY;

DITERPENES; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; ORYZA SATIVA; OXIDOREDUCTASES; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT PROTEINS; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, ULTRAVIOLET; SUBCELLULAR FRACTIONS; TERPENES; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 0036490485     PISSN: 09168451     EISSN: 13476947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1271/bbb.66.566     Document Type: Article

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