Benzylisoquinoline Alkaloid Biosynthesis

Plant Metabolism and Biotechnology

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 241-261

  Desgagné Penix, Isabel ^a   Facchini, Peter J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biosynthesis; Norcoclaurine synthase (NCS); Regulation; Salutaridinol acetyltransferase (SalAT); Short chain dehydrogenase reductase (SDR); Tyrosine decarboxylase (TYDC)

Indexed keywords

EID: 84883390508     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9781119991311.ch9     Document Type: Chapter

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