Cytochromes P450 in the biosynthesis of glucosinolates and indole alkaloids

Phytochemistry Reviews

Volumn 5, Issue 2-3, 2006, Pages 331-346

  Nafisi, Majse ^a   Sønderby, Ida E ^a   Hansen, Bjarne G ^a   Geu Flores, Fernando ^a   Nour Eldin, Hussam H ^a   Nørholm, Morten H H ^a   Jensen, Niels B ^a   Li, Jing ^a   Halkier, Barbara A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Arabidopsis thaliana; Brassicales; CYP79 family; CYP83; Oximes

Indexed keywords

CAMALEXIN; CYTOCHROME P450; GLUCOSINOLATE; INDOLE ALKALOID; NITROGEN; PHYTOALEXIN; SULFUR; THIOGLUCOSIDASE;

ARABIDOPSIS; BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY; BIOSYNTHESIS; CRUCIFERA; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE MUTATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENOME; GENOME ANALYSIS; HERBIVORY; HORMONAL REGULATION; HYDROLYSIS; NONHUMAN; PLANT DEFENSE; PLANT DISEASE; PLANT RESPONSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; REVIEW;

ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; BRASSICALES;

EID: 33845396750     PISSN: 15687767     EISSN: 1572980X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11101-006-9004-6     Document Type: Review

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