Functional characterization of amyrin synthase involved in ursolic acid biosynthesis in Catharanthus roseus leaf epidermis

Phytochemistry

Volumn 91, Issue , 2013, Pages 122-127

  Yu, Fang ^a   Thamm, Antje M K ^a   Reed, Darwin ^b   Villa Ruano, Nemesio ^a,c   Quesada, Alfonso Lara ^a,d   Gloria, Edmundo Lozoya ^e   Covello, Patrick ^b   De Luca, Vincenzo ^a  

^a BROCK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

^c Universidad de la Sierra Sur Guillermo Rojas Mijangos S N   (Mexico)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^e Cinvestav Campus Guanajuato   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Catharanthus amyrin synthase; Leaf epidermis expression; Secretion; Ursolic acid

Indexed keywords

2,3 OXIDOSQUALENE BETA AMYRIN CYCLASE; 2,3-OXIDOSQUALENE-BETA-AMYRIN-CYCLASE; MUTASE; TRITERPENE; URSOLIC ACID;

ARTICLE; CATHARANTHUS; CHEMISTRY; CONFORMATION; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PLANT EPIDERMIS; PLANT LEAF;

CATHARANTHUS; INTRAMOLECULAR TRANSFERASES; MOLECULAR CONFORMATION; PLANT EPIDERMIS; PLANT LEAVES; TRITERPENES;

CATHARANTHUS; CATHARANTHUS ROSEUS;

EID: 84877986528     PISSN: 00319422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2012.05.002     Document Type: Article

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