Lysine decarboxylase catalyzes the first step of quinolizidine alkaloid biosynthesis and coevolved with alkaloid production in leguminosae

Plant Cell

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 1202-1216

  Bunsupa, Somnuk ^a   Katayama, Kae ^a   Ikeura, Emi ^a   Oikawa, Akira ^b   Toyooka, Kiminori ^b   Saito, Kazuki ^a,b   Yamazakia, Mami ^a,c  

^a CHIBA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Elements Chemistry Laboratory   (Japan)

^c JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY   (Japan)

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EID: 84860188187     PISSN: 10404651     EISSN: 1532298X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1105/tpc.112.095885     Document Type: Article

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