Evolution of diterpene metabolism: Sitka spruce CYP720B4 catalyzes multiple oxidations in resin acid biosynthesis of conifer defense against insects

Plant Physiology

Volumn 157, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 1677-1695

  Hamberger, Björn ^a,c   Ohnishi, Toshiyuki ^a,d   Hamberger, Britta ^a,c   Séguin, Armand ^b   Bohlmann, Jörg ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b LAURENTIAN FORESTRY CENTRE   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^d SHIZUOKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

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EID: 82855167372     PISSN: 00320889     EISSN: 15322548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1104/pp.111.185843     Document Type: Article

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