Using progesterone 5β-reductase, a gene encoding a key enzyme in the cardenolide biosynthesis, to infer the phylogeny of the genus Digitalis

Plant Systematics and Evolution

Volumn 271, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 65-78

  Herl, V ^a   Albach, D C ^b   Muller Uri F ^a   Brauchler C ^c,d   Heubl, G ^c   Kreis, W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^b JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^d BAVARIAN NATURAL HISTORY COLLECTIONS   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cardenolide biosynthesis; Digitalis; Isoplexis; Phylogeny; Progesterone 5 reductase (5 POR)

Indexed keywords

DIGITALIS (GENUS); ISOPLEXIS;

EID: 41849085212     PISSN: 03782697     EISSN: 16156110     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00606-007-0616-0     Document Type: Article

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