In vivo bioconversion of tetrahydroisoquinoline by recombinant coclaurine N-methyltransferase

Bioscience, Biotechnology and Biochemistry

Volumn 68, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 939-941

  Morishige, Takashi ^a   Choi, Kum Boo ^a   Sato, Fumihiko ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bioconversion; Hydroisoquinoline; N methyltransferase; Tetra

Indexed keywords

METHYLTRANSFERASE; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN; S ADENOSYL L METHIONINE COCLAURINE N METHYLTRANSFERASE; S-ADENOSYL-L-METHIONINE COCLAURINE N-METHYLTRANSFERASE; TETRAHYDROISOQUINOLINE DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; BIOTRANSFORMATION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; COPTIS; ENZYMOLOGY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENETICS; MASS SPECTROMETRY; METABOLISM;

BIOTRANSFORMATION; COPTIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MASS SPECTROMETRY; METHYLTRANSFERASES; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; TETRAHYDROISOQUINOLINES;

COPTIS; COPTIS JAPONICA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; JAPONICA;

EID: 4544346814     PISSN: 09168451     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1271/bbb.68.939     Document Type: Article

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