Aspects of cytotoxic lignan biosynthesis in suspension cultures of Linum nodiflorum

Phytochemistry Reviews

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 37-43

  Kuhlmann, S ^a   Kranz, K ^a   Lucking B ^a   Alfermann, A W ^b   Petersen, M ^a  

^a PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

^b HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

6 methoxypodophyllotoxin; Aryltetralin lignans; Cytochrome P450 monooxygenase; Cytotoxic lignans; Lignan biosynthesis; Plant cell cultures; Podophyllotoxin

Indexed keywords

6 METHOXYPODOPHYLLOTOXIN; BETA PELTATIN; BETA PELTATIN A METHYLETHER; DEOXYPODOPHYLLOTOXIN; DIMETHYL ETHER; ETOPOFOS; ETOPOSIDE; LIGNAN DERIVATIVE; OXYGENASE; PODOPHYLLOTOXIN; PODOPHYLLOTOXIN DERIVATIVE; PROTEIN CYTOCHROME P450 MONOOXYGENASE DEOXYPODOPHYLLOTOXIN 6 HYDROXYLASE; PROTEIN DEOXYPODOPHYLLOTOXIN 7 HYDROXYLASE; PROTEIN S ADENOMETHIONE BETA PELTATIN 6 O HYDROXYLASE; TENIPOSIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BIOSYNTHESIS; CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG HYDROXYLATION; DRUG INHIBITION; DRUG MANUFACTURE; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG SYNTHESIS; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME ISOLATION; LINSEED; METHYLATION; NONHUMAN; PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY; PLANT CELL CULTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SUSPENSION CELL CULTURE;

LINUM; LINUM ALBUM; LINUM NODIFLORUM;

EID: 0141800137     PISSN: 15687767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1015876001812     Document Type: Review

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