The biosynthetic pathway of curcuminoid in turmeric (Curcuma longa) as revealed by 13C-labeled precursors

Bioscience, Biotechnology and Biochemistry

Volumn 72, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1789-1798

  Kita, Tomoko ^a   Imai, Shinsuke ^a   Sawada, Hiroshi ^a   Kumagai, Hidehiko ^b   Seto, Haruo ^c  

^a House Foods Corporation   (Japan)

^b ISHIKAWA PREFECTURAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Japan)

Author keywords

13C labeled precursors; Biosynthesis; Curcuma longa; Curcuminoids; Desmethoxycurcumin

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMISTRY;

BIOSYNTHETIC PATHWAYS; CURCUMA LONGA; IN VITRO CULTURE SYSTEM;

BIOCHEMICAL ENGINEERING;

CARBON; CURCUMIN; DRUG DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CHEMISTRY; CURCUMA LONGA; ISOTOPE LABELING; METABOLISM; RHIZOME;

BIOSYNTHETIC PATHWAYS; CARBON ISOTOPES; CURCUMA; CURCUMIN; ISOTOPE LABELING; RHIZOME;

CURCUMA LONGA;

EID: 48049095016     PISSN: 09168451     EISSN: 13476947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1271/bbb.80075     Document Type: Article

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