Mutational analysis of white spruce (Picea glauca) ent-kaurene synthase (PgKS) reveals common and distinct mechanisms of conifer diterpene synthases of general and specialized metabolism

Phytochemistry

Volumn 74, Issue , 2012, Pages 30-39

  Zerbe, Philipp ^a   Chiang, Angela ^a   Bohlmann, Jörg ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Abietadiene; Conifer defense; Diterpene resin acid; Gibberellins; Picea glauca; Pinaceae; Site directed mutagenesis; Terpene synthase fold; White spruce

Indexed keywords

COPALYL DIPHOSPHATE; ENT KAURENE SYNTHETASE B; ENT-KAURENE SYNTHETASE B; KAURANE DERIVATIVE; KAURENE; ORGANOPHOSPHATE; TRANSFERASE; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MUTATION; PROTEIN TERTIARY STRUCTURE; SPRUCE; TAXUS;

ALKYL AND ARYL TRANSFERASES; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BINDING SITES; DITERPENES, KAURANE; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; MUTATION; PHOSPHORIC ACID ESTERS; PICEA; PLANT PROTEINS; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; TAXUS;

CONIFEROPHYTA; PICEA; PICEA GLAUCA; PINACEAE; TAXUS BREVIFOLIA;

EID: 84855950170     PISSN: 00319422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2011.11.004     Document Type: Article

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