Stereochemical difference in secoisolariciresinol formation between cell-free extracts from petioles and from ripening seeds of arctium lappa L.

Bioscience, Biotechnology and Biochemistry

Volumn 62, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 1468-1470

  Suzuki, Shiro ^a   Umezawa, Toshiaki ^a   Shimada, Mikio ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Arctium lappa; Biosynthesis; Enantioselective; Lignan; Ripening seeds

Indexed keywords

EID: 0142098235     PISSN: 09168451     EISSN: 13476947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1271/bbb.62.1468     Document Type: Article

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