Combinatorial biosynthesis of medicinal plant secondary metabolites

Biomolecular Engineering

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 265-279

  Julsing, Mattijs K ^a   Koulman, Albert ^b   Woerdenbag, Herman J ^a   Quax, Wim J ^a   Kayser, Oliver ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b AGRESEARCH GRASSLANDS   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Artemisinin; Bioconversion; Biopharmaceuticals; Carotenoids; Combinatorial biosynthesis; Flavonoids; Herbal medicine; Herbals; Nutraceuticals; Paclitaxel; Plant; Plant biotechnology; Recombinant protein

Indexed keywords

BIOCONVERSION; BIOSYNTHESIS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; GENES; METABOLISM; METABOLITES; PIGMENTS; PLANTS (BOTANY);

ALKALOIDS; ARTEMISININ; CAROTENOIDS; FLAVONOIDS; HERBAL MEDICINE; PACLITAXEL; TERPENOIDS;

DRUG PRODUCTS;

AJMALINE; ALKALOID DERIVATIVE; ALPHA CAROTENE; APIGENIN; ARTEMISININ; ASTAXANTHIN; BENZYLISOQUINOLINE DERIVATIVE; BERBERINE; BETA CAROTENE; CAROTENOID; CHRYSIN; CODEINE; DOCETAXEL; DRUG METABOLITE; FLAVONOID; GOSSYPOL; KAEMPFEROL; LYCOPENE; MORPHINE; NARINGENIN; PACLITAXEL; PINOCEMBRINE; SESQUITERPENOID; TERPENOID DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG; VINBLASTINE; VINCA ALKALOID; VINCRISTINE; VINDOLINE; ZINGIBERENE;

ANALGESIA; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARABIDOPSIS; BIOCATALYST; BIOTRANSFORMATION; BREAST CANCER; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANDIDA UTILIS; CARROT; CATHARANTHUS ROSEUS; CELL TRANSFORMATION; CHELIDONIUM; CORYNEBACTERIUM GLUTAMICUM; DRUG COST; DRUG SYNTHESIS; ERWINIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION SYSTEM; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; GLYCYRRHIZA; HUMAN; MALARIA; MEDICINAL PLANT; ORGANISM; OVARY CANCER; PANTOEA AGGLOMERANS; PARSLEY; PLANT CELL; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; POTATO; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAPESEED; REVIEW; RICE; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SWEET ORANGE; TAXUS BREVIFOLIA; THALICTRUM; TOBACCO; TOMATO;

ALKALOIDS; FLAVONOIDS; GENETIC ENGINEERING; PLANT PROTEINS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; TERPENES;

EID: 33751245592     PISSN: 13890344     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bioeng.2006.08.001     Document Type: Review

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