Functional characterization of four sesquiterpene synthases from Ricinus communis (Castor bean)

Phytochemistry

Volumn 78, Issue , 2012, Pages 20-28

  Xie, Xinkai ^a,f   Kirby, James ^a   Keasling, Jay D ^a,b,c,d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c University of California at Berkeley   (United States)

^d LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^e JOINT BIOENERGY INSTITUTE   (United States)

^f R and D Project Development and Management   (United States)

Author keywords

Copaene; Farnesene; Cadinene; Castor bean; Euphorbiaceae; Genome mining; Ricinus communis; Secondary metabolism; Terpenoids

Indexed keywords

ALPHA FARNESENE; ALPHA-FARNESENE; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; SESQUITERPENE; TERPENE SYNTHASE; TRANSFERASE; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; RICINUS COMMUNIS; STEREOISOMERISM;

ALKYL AND ARYL TRANSFERASES; CASTOR BEAN; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; PLANT PROTEINS; SESQUITERPENES; STEREOISOMERISM;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; EUPHORBIACEAE; RICINUS COMMUNIS; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 84860696106     PISSN: 00319422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2012.02.022     Document Type: Article

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