Monolignol biosynthesis in microsomal preparations from lignifying stems of alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.)

Phytochemistry

Volumn 61, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 657-667

  Guo, Dianjing ^a   Chen, Fang ^a   Dixon, Richard A ^a  

^a PLANT BIOLOGY DIVISION   (United States)

Author keywords

Alfalfa; Cytochrome P450; In vitro biosynthesis; Leguminosae; Lignification; Medicago sativa; O Methyltransferase

Indexed keywords

4 COUMARALDEHYDE; 4 COUMAROYL COENZYME A; 5 HYDROXYCONIFERALDEHYDE; ALDEHYDE DERIVATIVE; CAFFEIC ACID DERIVATIVE; CAFFEYL ALDEHYDE; CATECHOL METHYLTRANSFERASE; CONIFERALDEHYDE; CONIFERALDEHYDE 5 HYDROXYLASE; COUMARIC ACID; FERULIC ACID; LIGNIN; MONOLIGNOL; OXYGENASE; PARA COUMARIC ACID; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHATE; S ADENOSYLMETHIONINE; SINAPALDEHYDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALFALFA; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME MECHANISM; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MEDICAGO; METABOLISM; METABOLITE; METHYLATION; MICROSOME; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT STEM; THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY;

CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; CHROMATOGRAPHY, THIN LAYER; LIGNIN; MEDICAGO; MICROSOMES; PLANT STEMS;

FABACEAE; MEDICAGO; MEDICAGO SATIVA;

EID: 0036855457     PISSN: 00319422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0031-9422(02)00375-8     Document Type: Article

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