Cytochrome P450-enzymes involved in the biosynthesis of mono- and sesquiterpenes

Phytochemistry Reviews

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 7-24

  Weitzel, Corinna ^a   Simonsen, Henrik Toft ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Cytochrome P450; Isoprenoids; Plant specialized metabolism; Terpenoids

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874938417     PISSN: 15687767     EISSN: 1572980X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11101-013-9280-x     Document Type: Review

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