Myricanol and myricanone biosynthesis in Myrica rubra: Incorporation of two molecules of 4-coumaric acid

Journal of Wood Science

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 256-260

  Kawai, Shingo ^a   Nakata, Kyousuke ^a   Ohashi, Masako ^a   Nishida, Tomoaki ^a  

^a SHIZUOKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

4 Coumaric acid; 13C NMR; Cyclic diarylheptanoids; Myrica rubra; Myricanol biosynthesis

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMISTRY;

COUMARIC ACID; FEEDING EXPERIMENTS;

BIOCHEMICAL ENGINEERING;

MORELLA RUBRA; MYRICACEAE;

EID: 45849148503     PISSN: 14350211     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10086-007-0944-2     Document Type: Article

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