Multiple regiospecific methylations of a flavonoid by plant O-methyltransferases expressed in E. coli

Biotechnology Letters

Volumn 27, Issue 23-24, 2005, Pages 1861-1864

  Kim, Bong Gyu ^a   Shin, Kwang Hee ^a   Lee, Youngshim ^a   Hur, Hor Gil ^b   Lim, Yoongho ^a   Ahn, Joong Hoon ^a  

^a Konkuk University   (South Korea)

^b Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Biotransformation; Flavonoids; O methyltransferase

Indexed keywords

ENZYMES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; PLANTS (BOTANY);

BIOTRANSFORMATIONS; FLAVONOIDS; O-METHYLTRANSFERASE;

PHENOLS;

3-METHYLQUERCETIN; DRUG DERIVATIVE; FLAVONOID; FLAVONOL DERIVATIVE; METHYLTRANSFERASE; QUERCETIN; QUERCETIN 3 METHYL ETHER; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; BIOTRANSFORMATION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; ENZYMOLOGY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE VECTOR; GENETIC TRANSFORMATION; GENETICS; KINETICS; METABOLISM; METHYLATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; RICE;

BIOTRANSFORMATION; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FLAVONOIDS; FLAVONOLS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC VECTORS; KINETICS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; METHYLATION; METHYLTRANSFERASES; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; ORYZA SATIVA; PLANT PROTEINS; QUERCETIN; TRANSFORMATION, GENETIC;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 28444495128     PISSN: 01415492     EISSN: 15736776     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10529-005-3893-0     Document Type: Article

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