Structural elucidation of cisoid and transoid cyclization pathways of a sesquiterpene synthase using 2-fluorofarnesyl diphosphates

ACS Chemical Biology

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 377-392

  Noel, Joseph P ^a,b   Dellas, Nikki ^b,c   Faraldos, Juan A ^d,g   Zhao, Marylin ^d   Hess, B Andes ^e   Smentek, Lidia ^e,f   Coates, Robert M ^d   O'Maille, Paul E ^a,b,h  

^a HOWARD HUGHES MEDICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b SALK INSTITUTE FOR BIOLOGICAL STUDIES   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^e VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f NICOLAUS COPERNICUS UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

^g CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^h JOHN INNES CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2 EPI PREZIZAENE; 2 FLUOROFARNESYL DIPHOSPHATES; 4 EPI ALPHA ACORADIENE; 4 EPI EREMOPHILENE; 5 EPI ARISTOLOCHENE; ALPHA ACORADIENE; ALPHA CEDRENE; API ALPHA BISABOLOL; BETA CURCUMENE; BISABOLOL; FARNESOL; FARNESYL DIPHOSPHATE; GERMACRENE A; NEROLIDOL; PREMNASPIRODIENE; SESQUITERPENE; SYNTHETASE; TERPENOID DERIVATIVE; TOBACCO 5 EPI ARISTOLOCHENE SYNTHASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CYCLIZATION; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEREOCHEMISTRY;

ALKYL AND ARYL TRANSFERASES; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY, X-RAY; CYCLIZATION; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MUTATION; POLYISOPRENYL PHOSPHATES; SESQUITERPENES; STEREOISOMERISM; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY; TOBACCO;

NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 77951133659     PISSN: 15548929     EISSN: 15548937     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/cb900295g     Document Type: Article

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