Alkylating enzymes

Current Opinion in Chemical Biology

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 229-235

  Wessjohann, Ludger A ^a   Keim, Jeanette ^a   Weigel, Benjamin ^a   Dippe, Martin ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE OF PLANT BIOCHEMISTRY   (Germany)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

7 O METHYLAROMADENDRIN; ADRENALIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ARTEMISININ; CAROTENOID; CATECHOL METHYLTRANSFERASE; DIMETHYLALLYLTRANSFERASE; ENZYME; FLAVONOID; HYDROXYBENZOIC ACID DERIVATIVE; INDOLE DERIVATIVE; ISOPRENE; KUHISTANOL A; MERCAPTOPURINE; NATURAL PRODUCT; PARA COUMARIC ACID; PEPPERMINT; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PHENYLALANINE; PINENE; PROTEIN METHYLTRANSFERASE; REBECCAMYCIN; SCOPOLAMINE; STILBENE DERIVATIVE; TERPENE CYCLASE; TERPENE DERIVATIVE; TERPENE SYNTHASE; TYROSINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VANILLIN;

ALKYLATION; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; CATHARANTHUS ROSEUS; DRUG ACTIVITY; ENANTIOMER; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GLYCOSYLATION; METHYLATION; NONHUMAN; PRENYLATION; REVIEW; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOMYCES AVERMITILIS;

ALKYL AND ARYL TRANSFERASES; ALKYLATION; METHYLTRANSFERASES; PLANT PROTEINS; PLANTS;

EID: 84876707974     PISSN: 13675931     EISSN: 18790402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2013.02.016     Document Type: Review

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