Biosynthesis of the ergot alkaloids

Natural Product Reports

Volumn 31, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 1328-1338

  Jakubczyk, Dorota ^a   Cheng, Johnathan Z ^a   O'Connor, Sarah E ^a  

^a JOHN INNES CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

3,3 DIMETHYLALLYL PYROPHOSPHATE; 3,3-DIMETHYLALLYL PYROPHOSPHATE; ERGOT ALKALOID; HEMITERPENE; ORGANOPHOSPHORUS COMPOUND; TRYPTOPHAN;

BIOSYNTHESIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; FUNGUS; GENETICS; HUMAN; METABOLISM; REVIEW;

BIOSYNTHETIC PATHWAYS; ERGOT ALKALOIDS; FUNGI; HEMITERPENES; HUMANS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; ORGANOPHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS; TRYPTOPHAN;

EID: 84907145211     PISSN: 02650568     EISSN: 14604752     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/c4np00062e     Document Type: Article

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