Regulation of the terpene moiety biosynthesis of Catharanthus roseus terpene indole alkaloids

Phytochemistry Reviews

Volumn 6, Issue 2-3, 2007, Pages 341-351

  Hedhili, Sabah ^a   Courdavault, Vincent ^a   Giglioli Guivarc'h, Nathalie ^a   Gantet, Pascal ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE TOURS   (France)

^b UNIV MONTPELLIER   (France)

Author keywords

Alkaloid; Periwinkle; Prenylated protein; Transcription factor

Indexed keywords

ANTHRANILIC ACID; CAMPTOTHECIN; CARBON 14; CHORISMIC ACID; ERYTHRITOL; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; INDOLE ALKALOID; JASMONIC ACID; JASMONIC ACID METHYL ESTER; MEVALONIC ACID; PHYTOHORMONE; PROTEIN; SECOLOGANIN; TERPENE; TERPENE DERIVATIVE; TRYPTOPHAN;

ARABIDOPSIS; BIOSYNTHESIS; CATHARANTHUS ROSEUS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HAIRY ROOT CULTURE; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY; PLANT CELL; PLANT GENETICS; PLEIOTROPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATOR GENE; REVIEW; SUSPENSION CELL CULTURE;

CATHARANTHUS ROSEUS;

EID: 34249876330     PISSN: 15687767     EISSN: 1572980X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11101-006-9021-5     Document Type: Review

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