An overview of the non-mevalonate pathway for terpenoid biosynthesis in plants

Journal of Biosciences

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 637-646

  Dubey, Vinod Shanker ^a   Bhalla, Ritu ^b   Luthra, Rajesh ^c  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^c NATIONAL CHEMICAL LABORATORY   (India)

Author keywords

Acetate mevalonate; DOXP; Non MVA pathway; Plants; Terpenoids

Indexed keywords

BETA CAROTENE; BISABOLOXIDE A; BISABOLOXIDE B; BORNEOL; CAROTENOID; CHAMAZULENE; CHLOROPHYLL; CINEOLE; DITERPENE; GERANIOL; GINKGOLIDE; ISOPRENE; LINALYL ACETATE; LYCOPENE; MENTHIONE; MENTHOFURAN; MENTHOL; MEVALONIC ACID; PACLITAXEL; PHYTOL; PULEGONE; SESQUITERPENE DERIVATIVE; SESQUITERPENOID; STEROL; TERPENE; TERPENOID; THYMOL; UBIQUINONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG; XANTHOPHYLL;

PHYTOCHEMISTRY; TERPENE;

BIOSYNTHESIS; CYTOPLASM; MITOCHONDRION; PLANT; REVIEW;

EMBRYOPHYTA;

EID: 0141590584     PISSN: 02505991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02703339     Document Type: Review

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