Functional expression and characterization of trichome-specific (-)-limonene synthase and (+)-α-pinene synthase from Cannabis sativa

Natural Product Communications

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 223-232

  Günnewich, Nils ^a,b   Page, Jonathan E ^b,d   Köllner, Tobias G ^c   Degenhardt, Jörg ^c   Kutchan, Toni M ^a,b  

^a DONALD DANFORTH PLANT SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^b LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE OF PLANT BIOCHEMISTRY   (Germany)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR CHEMICAL ECOLOGY   (Germany)

^d NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

( ) Limonene synthase; Cannabis sativa; Geranyl pyrophosphate; Monoterpene synthase

Indexed keywords

EID: 67650539472     PISSN: 1934578X     EISSN: 15559475     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1934578x0700200301     Document Type: Article

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