Taxomyces andreanae: A presumed paclitaxel producer demystified?

Planta Medica

Volumn 75, Issue 15, 2009, Pages 1561-1566

  Staniek, Agata ^a   Woerdenbag, Herman J ^a   Kayser, Oliver ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Endophyte; Hyphomyces; Paclitaxel; PCR; Phenylpropanoyl transferase gene; Taxadiene synthase gene; Taxomyces andreanae

Indexed keywords

PACLITAXEL; SYNTHETASE; TAXADIENE SYNTHASE; TAXANE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CARBON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; DNA ISOLATION; DRUG SYNTHESIS; ENDOPHYTE; FUNGAL METABOLISM; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; TAXOMYCES ANDREANAE; TAXUS BACCATA;

ACYLATION; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS, PHYTOGENIC; FUNGI; GENES, FUNGAL; ISOMERASES; PACLITAXEL; TAXUS; TRANSFERASES;

FUNGI;

EID: 73949148697     PISSN: 00320943     EISSN: 14390221     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0029-1186181     Document Type: Article

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