Expressed sequence tag analysis of khat (Catha edulis) provides a putative molecular biochemical basis for the biosynthesis of phenylpropylamino alkaloids

Genetics and Molecular Biology

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 640-646

  Hagel, Jillian M ^a   Krizevski, Raz ^b,c   Kilpatrick, Korey ^d,e   Sitrit, Yaron ^c   Marsolais, Frédéric ^d,e   Lewinsohn, Efraim ^b   Facchini, Peter J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

^c BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^e AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

(S) cathinone; EST library; Gene discovery; Khat; Phenylpropylamino alkaloids biosynthesis

Indexed keywords

ALKALOID; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; NORPSEUDOEPHEDRINE; PHENYLALANINE; PHENYLPROPYLAMINO ALKALOID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CATHA EDULIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA LIBRARY; DNA SEQUENCE; EXPRESSED SEQUENCE TAG; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE FUNCTION; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PLANT GENE; PLANT LEAF; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; UNINDEXED SEQUENCE;

EID: 82355168972     PISSN: 14154757     EISSN: 16784685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1415-47572011000400017     Document Type: Article

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