Mevalonate kinase activity in Catharanthus roseus plants and suspension cultured cells

Plant Science

Volumn 150, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 59-69

  Schulte, Anna E ^a   Llamas Durán, Eva M ^a   Van Der Heijden, Robert ^a   Verpoorte, Robert ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Apocynaceae; Catharanthus roseus; Mevalonate; Mevalonate kinase; Terpenoid biosynthesis

Indexed keywords

AJMALICINE; INDOLE ALKALOID; MEVALONIC ACID; PHOSPHOTRANSFERASE; TERPENOID;

ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; NONHUMAN; PLANT; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT LEAF;

CATHARANTHUS ROSEUS;

EID: 0342514818     PISSN: 01689452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-9452(99)00164-8     Document Type: Article

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