Comparative biochemical characterization of nitrile-forming proteins from plants and insects that alter myrosinase-catalysed hydrolysis of glucosinolates

FEBS Journal

Volumn 273, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 2432-2446

  Burow, Meike ^a   Markert, Jana ^a   Gershenzon, Jonathan ^a   Wittstock, Ute ^a,b  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR CHEMICAL ECOLOGY   (Germany)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF BRAUNSCHWEIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Epithionitrile; Epithiospecifier protein; Glucosinolate; Nitrile; Nitrile specifier protein

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSINOLATE; NITRILE; THIOGLUCOSIDASE;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; HYDROLYSIS; INSECT; NONHUMAN; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; PLANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; TISSUE INJURY;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARABIDOPSIS PROTEINS; GLUCOSINOLATES; GLYCOSIDE HYDROLASES; HYDROLYSIS; INSECT PROTEINS; IRON; KINETICS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NITRILES; PLANT PROTEINS;

ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; BRASSICALES; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; PIERIS RAPAE;

EID: 33646688425     PISSN: 1742464X     EISSN: 17424658     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-4658.2006.05252.x     Document Type: Article

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