Upregulation of phytosterol and triterpene biosynthesis in Centella asiatica hairy roots overexpressed ginseng farnesyl diphosphate synthase

Plant Cell Reports

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 403-411

  Kim, Ok Tae ^a   Kim, Sun Hee ^b   Ohyama, Kiyoshi ^c   Muranaka, Toshiya ^d   Choi, Yong Eui ^e   Lee, Hyeon Yong ^e   Kim, Min Young ^f   Hwang, Baik ^b  

^a Rural Development Administration   (South Korea)

^b Chonnam National University   (South Korea)

^c Tokyo Institute of Technology ^*  (Japan)

^d YOKOHAMA CITY UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^e Kangwon National University   (South Korea)

^f Jeonnam Agricultural Research and Extension Service   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Centella asiatica; Farnesyl diphosphate synthase; Methyl jasmonate; Phytosterols; Triterpene saponins

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID DERIVATIVE; ASIATICOSIDE; CYCLOPENTANE DERIVATIVE; GERANYLTRANSFERASE; JASMONIC ACID METHYL ESTER; MADECASSOSIDE; OXYLIPIN; PHYTOSTEROL; PLANT RNA; SQUALENE; TRITERPENE;

ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CENTELLA ASIATICA; ENZYMOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC TRANSFORMATION; GENETICS; GINSENG; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; METABOLISM; PLANT ROOT; TRANSGENIC PLANT; UPREGULATION;

ACETIC ACIDS; CENTELLA; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; CYCLOPENTANES; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; GERANYLTRANSTRANSFERASE; OXYLIPINS; PANAX; PHYTOSTEROLS; PLANT ROOTS; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; RNA, PLANT; SQUALENE; TRANSFORMATION, GENETIC; TRITERPENES; UP-REGULATION;

CAULIFLOWER MOSAIC VIRUS; CENTELLA ASIATICA; PANAX GINSENG;

EID: 77952091824     PISSN: 07217714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00299-010-0831-y     Document Type: Article

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