On the fate of catharanthine and vindoline during the peroxidase-mediated enzymatic synthesis of α-3',4'-anhydrovinblastine

Enzyme and Microbial Technology

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 543-549

  Sottomayor, Mariana ^a   Dicosmo, Frank ^b   Barceló, A Ros ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

3',4' anhydrovinblastine; Catharanthine; Enzymatic synthesis; Horseradish peroxidase; Vindoline

Indexed keywords

DRUG PRODUCTS; FREE RADICAL REACTIONS; FREE RADICALS; REDOX REACTIONS;

ANTITUMOR DRUGS; ENZYMATIC REACTIONS;

ENZYMES;

CATHARANTHINE; HORSERADISH PEROXIDASE; PEROXIDASE; VINBLASTINE DERIVATIVE; VINDOLINE;

ARTICLE; DRUG SYNTHESIS; ENZYME MECHANISM; OXIDATION;

EID: 0343554668     PISSN: 01410229     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0141-0229(97)00067-7     Document Type: Article

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