Isoprenoid biosynthesis in plants: Pathways, genes, regulation and metabolic engineering

Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 209-219

  Liao, Zhi Hua ^a,b   Chen, Min ^b   Gong, Yi Fu ^c,d   Miao, Zhi Qi ^c   Sun, Xiao Fen ^a   Tang, Ke Xuan ^a,c  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b BEIJING INSTITUTE OF BIOTECHNOLOGY   (China)

^c SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d NINGBO UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Biosynthesis; Gene; Isoprenoid; Metabolic engineering; Pathway; Regulation

Indexed keywords

ACETYL COENZYME A ACYLTRANSFERASE; ALKALOID DERIVATIVE; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; ANTIPARASITIC AGENT; ARTEMISININ; CAROTENOID; HERBICIDE; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A SYNTHASE; ISOPENTENYL DIPHOSPHATE; ISOPENTENYL DIPHOSPHATE DELTA ISOMERASE; ISOPRENOID; MEVALONATE KINASE; MEVALONIC ACID; PHOSPHOMEVALONATE KINASE; TERPENOID DERIVATIVE; XYLULOSE;

ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CELL COMPARTMENTALIZATION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CYTOSOL; DRUG DESIGN; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GENETIC REGULATION; METABOLIC ENGINEERING; METABOLIC REGULATION; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NONHUMAN; PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY; PLASTID; PRECURSOR; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 33644558723     PISSN: 17273048     EISSN: 18125719     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/jbs.2006.209.219     Document Type: Article

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