Molecular cloning and functional characterization of two divergent 4-coumarate : Coenzyme a ligases from kudzu (pueraria lobata)

Biological and Pharmaceutical Bulletin

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 113-122

  Li, Zhao Bo ^a,b   Li, Chang Fu ^a   Li, Jia ^a   Zhang, Yan Sheng ^a  

^a Wuhan Institute of Botany Chinese Academy of Sciences   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

4 coumarate: Coenzyme A ligase (4CL); Isoflavonoid; Pueraria lobata; Puerarin

Indexed keywords

CAFFEIC ACID; CINNAMIC ACID; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; FERULIC ACID; LONG CHAIN FATTY ACID COENZYME A LIGASE; PARA COUMARIC ACID; PUERARIN; SINAPIC ACID;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ANGIOSPERM; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; BIOSYNTHESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DETERMINATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE FUNCTION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; IN VITRO STUDY; LIGNIFICATION; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENETIC TREE; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PL4CL1 GENE; PL4CL2 GENE; PLANT ROOT; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; PUERARIA LOBATA; RESIDUE ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO ACIDS; CINNAMATES; CLONING, MOLECULAR; COENZYME A LIGASES; COUMARIC ACIDS; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; ISOFLAVONES; LIGNANS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; PLANT ROOTS; PUERARIA; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84892611399     PISSN: 09186158     EISSN: 13475215     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1248/bpb.b13-00633     Document Type: Article

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