Sequence heterogeneity of cannabidiolic- and tetrahydrocannabinolic acid-synthase in Cannabis sativa L. and its relationship with chemical phenotype

Phytochemistry

Volumn 116, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 57-68

  Onofri, Chiara ^a   De Meijer, Etienne P M ^b   Mandolino, Giuseppe ^a  

^a ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DELLA NUTRIZIONE   (Italy)

^b Porton Down Science Park   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cannabaceae; Cannabinoids; Cannabis sativa L.; CBDA synthase; Chemotypes; Gene expression; SNPs; THCA synthase

Indexed keywords

CANNABACEAE; CANNABIS SATIVA;

CANNABIDIOLIC ACID SYNTHASE; CANNABIS; DRONABINOL; ISOMERASE;

CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; ENZYMOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PHENOTYPE; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

CANNABIS; DRONABINOL; GENE EXPRESSION; INTRAMOLECULAR OXIDOREDUCTASES; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; PHENOTYPE; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE;

EID: 84934965998     PISSN: 00319422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2015.03.006     Document Type: Article

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