Biosynthesis of sterols and triterpenes in cell suspension cultures of Uncaria tomentosa

Plant and Cell Physiology

Volumn 43, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 1502-1509

  Flores Sá�nchez, Isvett J ^a   Ortega Ló�pez, Jaime ^a   Montes Horcasitas, María del Carmen ^a   Ramos Valdivia, Ana C ^a  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Farnesol; Isopentenyl diphosphate isomerase; Squalene synthase; Sterols; Triterpenes; Uncaria tomentosa

Indexed keywords

CARBON-CARBON DOUBLE BOND ISOMERASES; CAT'S CLAW; CELLS, CULTURED; ENZYME INHIBITORS; FARNESYL-DIPHOSPHATE FARNESYLTRANSFERASE; MEVALONIC ACID; NAPHTHALENES; OLEANOLIC ACID; OXYGENASES; PECTINS; PHOSPHORIC MONOESTER HYDROLASES; PHYTOSTEROLS; SITOSTEROLS; SQUALENE; SQUALENE MONOOXYGENASE; TRITERPENES; TRITIUM;

TRIXIS; UNCARIA TOMENTOSA;

EID: 0036949069     PISSN: 00320781     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pcp/pcf181     Document Type: Article

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