Flavonol synthase from Citrus unshiu is a bifunctional dioxygenase

Phytochemistry

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 287-292

  Lukačina, Richard ^a   Wellmanna, Frank ^a   Britsch, Lothar ^b   Martens, Stefan ^c   Matern, Ulrich ^a  

^a PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

^b MERCK KGAA   (Germany)

^c TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bifunctional dioxygenase; Citrus unshiu; Dihydroflavonol; Flavonoid biosynthesis; Flavonol synthase; Hydroxylase; Rutaceae

Indexed keywords

FLAVONOL; FLAVONOL SYNTHASE; KAEMPFEROL; OXYGENASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; DRUG ACCUMULATION; DRUG ISOLATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ASSAY; ENZYME PURIFICATION; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; SATSUMA;

CHROMATOGRAPHY, THIN LAYER; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; CITRUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FLAVANONES; FLAVONOIDS; KAEMPFEROLS; MIXED FUNCTION OXYGENASES; OXIDOREDUCTASES; OXYGENASES; PLANT PROTEINS; QUERCETIN; STEREOISOMERISM;

CITRUS; CITRUS UNSHIU; ESCHERICHIA COLI; RUTACEAE;

EID: 0037308106     PISSN: 00319422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0031-9422(02)00567-8     Document Type: Article

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