The role of metabolic engineering for the production of secondary metabolites of plants

Minerva Biotecnologica

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 127-131

  Khan, M T H ^a,b   Ather, A ^b   Gambari, R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CHITTAGONG   (Bangladesh)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Agrobacterium; Metabolic engineering; Metabolomics; Phytoalexin; Recombinant DNA technology; Secondary metabolite; Transcriptome

Indexed keywords

AJMALICINE; ANTHOCYANIN; ARTEMISININ; BERBERINE; CAMPTOTHECIN; CAPSAICIN; CASTANOSPERMINE; CODEINE; COLCHICINE; COUMARIN DERIVATIVE; DIGOXIN; DIOSGENIN; ELLIPTICINE; FLAVONOID; FORSKOLIN; GINSENOSIDE; HERBACEOUS AGENT; ISOFLAVONOID; LIGNAN; MORPHINE; NEW DRUG; PACLITAXEL; PODOPHYLLOTOXIN; QUININE; SANGUINARINE; SHIKONIN; UNINDEXED DRUG; VINBLASTINE; VINCRISTINE;

ARTICLE; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; DRUG COST; DRUG INDICATION; DRUG MANUFACTURE; DRUG SYNTHESIS; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GENETIC TRANSFORMATION; GENETICALLY MODIFIED CROP; HERBAL MEDICINE; HIGHER PLANT; METABOLIC ENGINEERING; METABOLITE; METABOLOMICS; MICROORGANISM; NONHUMAN; PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY; PLANT GENETICS; PLANT METABOLISM; TRANSGENICS;

AGROBACTERIUM; CINCHONA PUBESCENS; EMBRYOPHYTA;

EID: 27744453545     PISSN: 11204826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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