Cloning and characterization of isoprenyl diphosphate synthases with farnesyl diphosphate and geranylgeranyl diphosphate synthase activity from Norway spruce (Picea abies) and their relation to induced oleoresin formation

Phytochemistry

Volumn 68, Issue 21, 2007, Pages 2649-2659

  Schmidt, Axel ^a   Gershenzon, Jonathan ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR CHEMICAL ECOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Conifer defense; Enzyme kinetics; Gymnosperm; Methyl jasmonate; Phylogenetic analysis; Picea abies; Pinaceae; Prenyltransferase

Indexed keywords

DITERPENE; FARNESYL DIPHOSPHATE; GERANYLGERANYL PYROPHOSPHATE; ISOPRENOID PHOSPHATE; OLEORESINS; PLANT EXTRACT; SESQUITERPENE; TRANSFERASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CHEMISTRY; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETICS; KINETICS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PHYLOGENY; PROTEIN PROCESSING; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SPRUCE;

ALKYL AND ARYL TRANSFERASES; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DITERPENES; KINETICS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; PICEA; PLANT EXTRACTS; POLYISOPRENYL PHOSPHATES; PROTEIN PRENYLATION; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SESQUITERPENES;

ABIES; CONIFEROPHYTA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GYMNOSPERMAE; PICEA ABIES; PINACEAE;

EID: 35349007977     PISSN: 00319422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2007.05.037     Document Type: Article

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