Early phenylpropanoid biosynthetic steps in Cannabis sativa: Link between genes and metabolites

International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Volumn 14, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 13626-13644

  Docimo, Teresa ^a   Consonni, Roberto ^a   Coraggio, Immacolata ^a   Mattana, Monica ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

4 coumarate; Cannabis sativa; Chalcone synthase; Cinnamic acid 4 hydroxylase; CoA ligase; Expression analysis; NMR metabolic profiling; Phenylalanine ammonia lyase; Phenylpropanoid; Secondary metabolism

Indexed keywords

CAFFEIC ACID PHENETHYL ESTER; CANNABIS; CATECHOL METHYLTRANSFERASE; CHALCONE SYNTHASE; CINNAMATE 4 MONOOXYGENASE; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; FLAVONOID; LIGNIN; PARA COUMARIC ACID; PHENYLALANINE AMMONIA LYASE; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; COPY NUMBER VARIATION; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EXPRESSED SEQUENCE TAG; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE STRUCTURE; GRAPE; INTRON; ISOELECTRIC POINT; JATROPA CURCAS; JATROPHA; MANIHOT ESCULENTIA; MOLECULAR CLONING; MORUS ALBA; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; OPEN READING FRAME; PHYLOGENY; PLANT DEVELOPMENT; PLANT GENETICS; POPULUS TRICHOCARPA; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN ISOLATION; PROTEIN MOTIF; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RED CLOVER; RICINUS COMMUNIS; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; ENZYMOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; HUMAN; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT GENE; PLANT LEAF; PLANT ROOT;

CANNABIS SATIVA;

BASE SEQUENCE; CANNABIS; FLAVONOIDS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; GENES, PLANT; HUMANS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT PROTEINS; PLANT ROOTS;

EID: 84879989628     PISSN: 16616596     EISSN: 14220067     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijms140713626     Document Type: Article

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