Trigonelline (N-methylnicotinic acid) biosynthesis and its biological role in plants

Natural Product Communications

Volumn 3, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1423-1428

  Ashihara, Hiroshi ^a  

^a OCHANOMIZU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Biological function; Biosynthesis; Nicotinic acid; Pyridine nucleotide cycle; Trigonelline

Indexed keywords

NICOTINAMIDE; NICOTINIC ACID; PYRIDINE NUCLEOTIDE; TRIGONELLINE;

ALFALFA; ARALIIFLORAE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CATABOLISM; COFFEE; DRUG SYNTHESIS; GENTIANIFLORAE; GERMINATION; MEDICINAL PLANT; METHYLATION; NONHUMAN; PINE; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT LEAF; PLANT SEED; PRIMULIFLORAE; REVIEW; ROSIFLORAE; RUTUFLORAE; VIOLIFLORAE;

COFFEA; FABACEAE;

EID: 56249127562     PISSN: 1934578X     EISSN: 15559475     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1934578x0800300906     Document Type: Review

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