Partial purification and characterization of an elicitor stimulated sesquiterpene cyclase from chili pepper (Capsicum annuum L.) fruits

Plant Science

Volumn 124, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 23-31

  Cano Camacho, Horacio ^a,c   López Romero, Everardo ^a,b   Lozoya Gloria, Edmundo ^a  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUANAJUATO   (Mexico)

^c UNIVERSIDAD MICHOACANA DE SAN NICOLÁS DE HIDALGO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

5 epi aristolochene synthase; Capsicum; Capsidiol; Cellulase; Farnesol; Phytoalexins

Indexed keywords

CELLULASE; FARNESOL; SESQUITERPENE DERIVATIVE; SQUALENE SYNTHETASE;

ARTICLE; CELL FREE SYSTEM; CHROMATOGRAPHY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME ASSAY; ENZYME KINETICS; ENZYME PURIFICATION; HYDROPHOBICITY; IMMUNOBLOTTING; ION EXCHANGE; PEPPER;

CAPSICUM ANNUUM;

EID: 0343416951     PISSN: 01689452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-9452(97)04598-6     Document Type: Article

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