Production of benzylisoquinoline alkaloids in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Nature Chemical Biology

Volumn 4, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 564-573

  Hawkins, Kristy M ^a   Smolke, Christina D ^a  

^a California Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKALOID DERIVATIVE; BENZYLISOQUINOLINE ALKALOID; BENZYLISOQUINOLINE DERIVATIVE; BERBERINE; CYTOCHROME P450; MORPHINAN DERIVATIVE; RETICULINE; SALUTARIDIN; SANGUINARINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; DRUG SYNTHESIS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FUNGAL METABOLISM; METABOLITE; PLANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; STEREOISOMERISM;

SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 49949088247     PISSN: 15524450     EISSN: 15524469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nchembio.105     Document Type: Article

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