BAHD or SCPL acyltransferase? What a dilemma for acylation in the world of plant phenolic compounds

New Phytologist

Volumn 208, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 695-707

  Bontpart, Thibaut ^a   Cheynier, Véronique ^a   Ageorges, Agnès ^a   Terrier, Nancy ^a  

^a SPO   (France)

Author keywords

Acylation; Acyltransferase; BAHD; Biosynthesis; Phenolic compounds; Secondary metabolite; Serine CarboxyPeptidase Like (SCPL)

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESTER; GLUCOSE; PHENOLIC COMPOUND; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; SECONDARY METABOLITE;

ACYLTRANSFERASE; PHENOL DERIVATIVE;

ACYLATION; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MULTIGENE FAMILY; PLANT; SECONDARY METABOLISM;

ACYLATION; ACYLTRANSFERASES; MULTIGENE FAMILY; PHENOLS; PLANTS; SECONDARY METABOLISM;

EID: 84945439024     PISSN: 0028646X     EISSN: 14698137     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/nph.13498     Document Type: Review

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