Biosynthesis of t-anethole in anise: Characterization of t-anol/isoeugenol synthase and an O-methyltransferase specific for a C7-C8 propenyl side chain

Plant Physiology

Volumn 149, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 384-394

  Koeduka, Takao ^a   Baiga, Thomas J ^b   Noel, Joseph P ^b   Pichersky, Eran ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b HOWARD HUGHES MEDICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APIACEAE; APIALES; CLARKIA; CLARKIA BREWERI; MYRRHIS ODORATA; OCIMUM; OCIMUM BASILICUM; PETUNIA; PETUNIA X HYBRIDA; PIMPINELLA ANISUM;

EID: 58449113927     PISSN: 00320889     EISSN: 15322548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1104/pp.108.128066     Document Type: Article

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