Triterpene biosynthesis in plants

Annual Review of Plant Biology

Volumn 65, Issue , 2014, Pages 225-257

  Thimmappa, Ramesha ^a   Geisler, Katrin ^a   Louveau, Thomas ^a   O'Maille, Paul ^a,b   Osbourn, Anne ^a  

^a JOHN INNES CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTE OF FOOD RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

metabolic gene clusters; oxidosqualene cyclases; specialized metabolites; sterols; synthetic biology

Indexed keywords

SAPONIN; TRITERPENE;

BIOSYNTHESIS; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PLANT; REVIEW;

BIOSYNTHETIC PATHWAYS; PLANTS; SAPONINS; TRITERPENES;

EID: 84899736825     PISSN: 15435008     EISSN: 15452123     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1146/annurev-arplant-050312-120229     Document Type: Review

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