De novo genetic engineering of the camalexin biosynthetic pathway

Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 167, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 296-301

  Møldrup, Morten E ^a   Salomonsen, Bo ^a   Geu Flores, Fernando ^a   Olsen, Carl E ^a   Halkier, Barbara A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Camalexin; CYP71A12; Genetic engineering; Metabolic engineering; Nicotiana benthamiana; Phytoalexin

Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; BIOSYNTHETIC PATHWAY; CAMALEXIN; CYP71A12; ENGINEERING PLANT; EXPRESSION SYSTEM; NICOTIANA BENTHAMIANA; PHYTOALEXIN;

AMINO ACIDS; GENES; GENETIC ENGINEERING; METABOLIC ENGINEERING; PLANTS (BOTANY);

BIOSYNTHESIS;

CAMALEXIN; CYTOCHROME P450; CYTOCHROME P450 MONOOXYGENASE 71 A13; CYTOCHROME P450 MONOOXYGENASE 71 B15; CYTOCHROME P450 MONOOXYGENASE 79 B2; GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; GGP 1; PHYTOCHELATIN SYNTHASE; PHYTOCHELATIN SYNTHASE 1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; AMINOACYLTRANSFERASE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; INDOLE DERIVATIVE; THIAZOLE DERIVATIVE; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; GENE EXPRESSION SYSTEM; GENETIC ENGINEERING; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; METABOLIC ENGINEERING; NICOTIANA BENTHAMIANA; NONHUMAN; PLANT DEFENSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOBACCO; TRANSIENT EXPRESSION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PROCEDURES;

AMINOACYLTRANSFERASES; CYTOCHROME P-450 ENZYME SYSTEM; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; INDOLES; METABOLIC ENGINEERING; METABOLIC NETWORKS AND PATHWAYS; PLANT PROTEINS; THIAZOLES; TOBACCO;

EID: 84881497262     PISSN: 01681656     EISSN: 18734863     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiotec.2013.06.013     Document Type: Article

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