Terpenoid indole alkaloids biosynthesis and metabolic engineering in Catharanthus roseus

Journal of Integrative Plant Biology

Volumn 49, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 961-974

  Liu, Dong Hui ^a,b   Jin, Hong Bin ^a,b   Chen, Yu Hui ^a   Cui, Li Jie ^a   Ren, Wei Wei ^a   Gong, Yi Fu ^a,c   Tang, Ke Xuan ^a,d  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SHENYANG MEDICAL COLLEGE   (China)

^c NINGBO UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Biosynthesis pathway; Catharanthus roseus; Metabolic engineering; Terpenoid indole alkaloids

Indexed keywords

ALKALOID; BIOENGINEERING; CLONE; ENZYME; GENE; METABOLITE; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; PLANT; PROTEIN;

CATHARANTHUS ROSEUS;

EID: 34347405302     PISSN: 16729072     EISSN: 17447909     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1672-9072.2007.00457.x     Document Type: Review

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