Germacrene A synthase in yarrow (Achillea millefolium) is an enzyme with mixed substrate specificity: Gene cloning, functional characterization and expression analysis

Frontiers in Plant Science

Volumn 6, Issue MAR, 2015, Pages

  Pazouki, Leila ^a   Memari, Hamid R ^b   Kännaste, Astrid ^a   Bichele, Rudolf ^c   Niinemets, Ülo ^a,d  

^a ESTONIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Estonia)

^b SHAHID CHAMRAN UNIVERSITY OF AHVAZ   (Iran)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

^d ESTONIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (Estonia)

Author keywords

Achillea millefolium; Cytosolic terpene synthesis; Enzyme assay; Gene expression; Germacrene A synthase gene; Mixed substrate specificity; Monoterpenes; Sesquiterpenes

Indexed keywords

ACHILLEA; ACHILLEA MILLEFOLIUM; ASTERACEAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 84925214360     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1664462X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2015.00111     Document Type: Article

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