Evolution of nitrilases in glucosinolate-containing plants

Phytochemistry

Volumn 70, Issue 15-16, 2009, Pages 1680-1686

  Janowitz, Tim ^a   Trompetter, Inga ^a   Piotrowski, Markus ^a  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Arabidopsis thaliana; Brassicaceae; Cyanogenic glycosides; Evolution; Glucosinolates; Nitrilase; Secondary metabolites

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSINOLATE; GLYCOSIDE; HYDROLASE; NITRILASE; NITRILE;

ARABIDOPSIS; BRASSICACEAE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; REVIEW;

AMINOHYDROLASES; ARABIDOPSIS; BRASSICACEAE; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GLUCOSINOLATES; GLYCOSIDES; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; NITRILES;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; BRASSICACEAE;

EID: 70350717059     PISSN: 00319422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2009.07.028     Document Type: Review

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