Biosynthesis of the cyanogenic glucosides linamarin and lotaustralin in cassava: Isolation, biochemical characterization, and expression pattern of cyp71e7, the oxime-metabolizing cytochrome P450 enzyme

Plant Physiology

Volumn 155, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 282-292

  Jørgensen, Kirsten ^a   Morant, Anne Vinther ^a,b   Morant, Marc ^a,c   Jensen, Niels Bjerg ^a   Olsen, Carl Erik ^a   Kannangara, Rubini ^a   Motawia, Mohammed Saddik ^a   Møller, Birger Lindberg ^a   Bak, Søren ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b H LUNDBECK A S   (Denmark)

^c NOVOZYMES A S   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MANIHOT ESCULENTA; SORGHUM BICOLOR;

EID: 78650993977     PISSN: 00320889     EISSN: 15322548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1104/pp.110.164053     Document Type: Article

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