Molecular characterization of flavonol synthase from poplar and its application to the synthesis of 3-O-methylkaempferol

Biotechnology Letters

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 579-584

  Kim, Bong Gyu ^a   Joe, Eun Ji ^a   Ahn, Joong Hoon ^a  

^a Konkuk University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

3 O methylkaempferol; Flavonol synthase; Kaempferol; Naringenin; O methyltransferase

Indexed keywords

CATALYTIC ACTIVITY; E. COLI; FLAVONOIDS; FLAVONOL SYNTHASE; GENOME SEQUENCES; GLUTATHIONE-S-TRANSFERASE; HIGH REACTIVITY; KAEMPFEROL; MOLECULAR CHARACTERIZATION; O-METHYLTRANSFERASE; POPULUS DELTOIDES; TRANSFORMANTS;

BIOCHEMISTRY; ENZYMES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

PLANTS (BOTANY);

3 METHYLKAEMPFEROL; 3-METHYLKAEMPFEROL; FLAVANONE DERIVATIVE; FLAVONOL SYNTHASE; KAEMPFEROL DERIVATIVE; METHYLTRANSFERASE; NARINGENIN; OXIDOREDUCTASE; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; ASPEN; BIOSYNTHESIS; CHEMISTRY; ENZYMOLOGY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENETICS; KINETICS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FLAVANONES; KAEMPFEROLS; KINETICS; METHYLTRANSFERASES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OXIDOREDUCTASES; PLANT PROTEINS; POPULUS; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; POPULUS DELTOIDES;

EID: 77951766239     PISSN: 01415492     EISSN: 15736776     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10529-009-0188-x     Document Type: Article

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