Precursor feeding studies and molecular characterization of geraniol synthase establish the limiting role of geraniol in monoterpene indole alkaloid biosynthesis in Catharanthus roseus leaves

Plant Science

Volumn 239, Issue , 2015, Pages 56-66

  Kumar, Krishna ^a   Kumar, Sarma Rajeev ^a   Dwivedi, Varun ^a   Rai, Avanish ^a   Shukla, Ashutosh K ^a   Shanker, Karuna ^a   Nagegowda, Dinesh A ^a  

^a CSIR CENTRAL INSTITUTE OF MEDICINAL AND AROMATIC PLANTS   (India)

Author keywords

Catharanthus roseus; Gene expression; Geraniol; Geraniol synthase; Monoterpene indole alkaloids; Virus induced gene silencing

Indexed keywords

CATHARANTHUS ROSEUS;

GERANIOL; RAUWOLFIA ALKALOID; TERPENE; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

CATHARANTHUS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PLANT LEAF;

CATHARANTHUS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT PROTEINS; SECOLOGANIN TRYPTAMINE ALKALOIDS; TERPENES;

EID: 84938057420     PISSN: 01689452     EISSN: 18732259     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.plantsci.2015.07.007     Document Type: Article

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