Putative genes involved in saikosaponin biosynthesis in Bupleurum species

International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 12806-12826

  Lin, Tsai Yun ^a   Chiou, Chung Yi ^a   Chiou, Shu Jiau ^b  

^a NATIONAL TSING HUA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Anti hepatitis; Anti inflammation; Bupleurum species; Ethylene response factor; Medicinal herb; Methyl jasmonate (MeJA); Saikosaponin; Triterpenoid

Indexed keywords

BETA AMYRIN; JASMONIC ACID METHYL ESTER; SAIKOSAPONIN; SAIKOSAPONIN A; SAIKOSAPONIN C; SAIKOSAPONIN D; TRITERPENE; TRITERPENOID; OLEANOLIC ACID; SAPONIN;

ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; BUPLEURUM; CYTOCHROME P450 HYDROXYLASE GENE; CYTOCHROME P450 MONOOXYGENASE GENE; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG SYNTHESIS; ETHYLENE RESPONSE FACTOR GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FUNCTION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE ISOLATION; GENETIC CODE; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HUMAN; IMMUNOMODULATION; LIVER PROTECTION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OXIDOSQUALENE CYCLASE GENE; PLANT GENE; REACTION ANALYSIS; REVIEW; UDP GLYCOSYLTRANSFERASE GENE; ANALOGS AND DERIVATIVES; BIOSYNTHESIS; CHEMISTRY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; PHYLOGENY;

BUPLEURUM; BUPLEURUM KAOI;

BIOSYNTHETIC PATHWAYS; BUPLEURUM; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; GENES, PLANT; OLEANOLIC ACID; PHYLOGENY; SAPONINS;

EID: 84879329431     PISSN: 16616596     EISSN: 14220067     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijms140612806     Document Type: Review

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