Biosynthesis of amphetamine analogs in plants

Trends in Plant Science

Volumn 17, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 404-412

  Hagel, Jillian M ^a   Krizevski, Raz ^b   Marsolais, Frédéric ^c   Lewinsohn, Efraim ^b   Facchini, Peter J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

^c AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKALOID; AMPHETAMINE DERIVATIVE; EPHEDRINE; PSEUDOEPHEDRINE;

BIOSYNTHESIS; METABOLISM; PLANT; REVIEW;

ALKALOIDS; AMPHETAMINES; BIOSYNTHETIC PATHWAYS; EPHEDRINE; PLANTS; PSEUDOEPHEDRINE;

CATHA EDULIS; EPHEDRA; PICHIA JADINII; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 84862841281     PISSN: 13601385     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tplants.2012.03.004     Document Type: Review

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