Camptothecin biosynthetic genes in hairy roots of Ophiorrhiza pumila: Cloning, characterization and differential expression in tissues and by stress compounds

Plant and Cell Physiology

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 395-403

  Yamazaki, Yasuyo ^a   Sudo, Hiroshi ^a   Yamazaki, Mami ^a   Aimi, Norio ^a   Saito, Kazuki ^a  

^a CHIBA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Anti tumor alkaloid; Camptothecin; NADPH:cytochrome P450 reductase; Ophiorrhiza pumila; Strictosidine synthase; Tryptophan decarboxylase

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACIDS; ADENINE; AROMATIC-L-AMINO-ACID DECARBOXYLASES; BASE SEQUENCE; CAMPTOTHECIN; CARBON-NITROGEN LYASES; CLONING, MOLECULAR; CYCLOPENTANES; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; KINETIN; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NADPH-FERRIHEMOPROTEIN REDUCTASE; NAPHTHALENEACETIC ACIDS; PHYLOGENY; PLANT ROOTS; RUBIACEAE; SALICYLIC ACID; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

EMBRYOPHYTA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EUKARYOTA; OPHIORRHIZA PUMILA; RUBIACEAE;

EID: 0037657891     PISSN: 00320781     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pcp/pcg051     Document Type: Article

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