Metabolic engineering of tropane alkaloid biosynthesis in plants

Journal of Integrative Plant Biology

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 136-143

  Zhang, Lei ^a,c   Kai, Guo Yin ^b   Lu, Bei Bei ^a   Zhang, Han Ming ^a   Tang, Ke Xuan ^b   Jiang, Ji Hong ^c   Chen, Wan Sheng ^a  

^a SECOND MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c JIANGSU NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Biosynthesis pathway; Genetic transformation; Hyoscyamine; Plant secondary metabolic engineering; Scopolamine; Tropane alkaloids

Indexed keywords

BIOTECHNOLOGY; GENE TRANSFER; SECONDARY METABOLITE;

EID: 22744443896     PISSN: 16729072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7909.2005.00024.x     Document Type: Review

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