Pinoresinol-lariciresinol reductases with different stereospecificity from Linum album and Linum usitatissimum

Phytochemistry

Volumn 66, Issue 11 SPEC. ISS., 2005, Pages 1254-1263

  Von Heimendahl, Cosima B I ^a   Schäfer, Katrin M ^a   Eklund, Patrik ^b   Sjöholm, Rainer ^b   Schmidt, Thomas J ^a   Fuss, Elisabeth ^a  

^a HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b ÅBO AKADEMI UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Evolution; Lignans; Linaceae; Linum album; Linum usitatissimum; Pinoresinol lariciresinol reductase; Podophyllotoxin; Secoisolariciresinol; Stereochemistry

Indexed keywords

LINACEAE; LINUM ALBUM; LINUM USITATISSIMUM; MAGNOLIOPHYTA;

EID: 20444366569     PISSN: 00319422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2005.04.026     Document Type: Article

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