Valencene synthase from the heartwood of Nootka cypress (Callitropsis nootkatensis) for biotechnological production of valencene

Plant Biotechnology Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 174-182

  Beekwilder, Jules ^a,b   van Houwelingen, Adèle ^a   Cankar, Katarina ^a   van Dijk, Aalt D J ^a   de Jong, René M ^c   Stoopen, Geert ^a   Bouwmeester, Harro ^a   Achkar, Jihane ^d   Sonke, Theo ^d   Bosch, Dirk ^a,b,e  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^c DSM BIOTECHNOLOGY CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d Isobionics   (Netherlands)

^e UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Flavour; Rhodobacter; Terpene synthase; Valencene

Indexed keywords

CALLITROPSIS NOOTKATENSIS; CITRUS; GYMNOSPERMAE; RHODOBACTER; RHODOBACTER SPHAEROIDES; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

NOOTKATONE; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN; SESQUITERPENE; TERPENE; TERPENE SYNTHASE; TRANSFERASE; VALENCENE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CHEMISTRY; CUPRESSACEAE; DNA SEQUENCE; ENZYMOLOGY; FLAVOR; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETICS; KINETICS; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; RHODOBACTER; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; WOOD;

FLAVOUR; RHODOBACTER; TERPENE SYNTHASE; VALENCENE;

ALKYL AND ARYL TRANSFERASES; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CUPRESSACEAE; GENE EXPRESSION; KINETICS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; RHODOBACTER; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SESQUITERPENES; TERPENES; WOOD;

EID: 84892844516     PISSN: 14677644     EISSN: 14677652     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/pbi.12124     Document Type: Article

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