Biosynthesis of methionine-derived glucosinolates in Arabidopsis thaliana: Recombinant expression and characterization of methylthioalkylmalate synthase, the condensing enzyme of the chain-elongation cycle

Planta

Volumn 218, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1026-1035

  Textor, Susanne ^a   Bartram, Stefan ^a   Kroymann, Jürgen ^a   Falk, Kimberly L ^a   Hick, Alastair ^b   Pickett, John A ^b   Gershenzon, Jonathan ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR CHEMICAL ECOLOGY   (Germany)

^b ROTHAMSTED RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Arabidopsis; Brassicaceae; Condensing enzyme; Glucosinolate biosynthesis; Isopropylmalate synthase; Methionine

Indexed keywords

BIOSYNTHESIS; CATALYSIS; CHROMATOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS; ENZYMES; METABOLISM;

CHAIN-ELONGATION CYCLE;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

LYASE; METHYLTHIOALKYLMALATE SYNTHASE 1; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; ENZYMOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM;

ARABIDOPSIS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; OXO-ACID-LYASES; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; BRASSICACEAE;

EID: 1942487253     PISSN: 00320935     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00425-003-1184-3     Document Type: Article

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