Genes encoding norcoclaurine synthase occur as tandem fusions in the Papaveraceae

Scientific Reports

Volumn 6, Issue , 2016, Pages

  Li, Jing ^a   Lee, Eun Jeong ^a   Chang, Limei ^a   Facchini, Peter J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKALOID; BENZYLISOQUINOLINE DERIVATIVE; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; LIGASE; NORCOCLAURINE SYNTHASE; PLANT PROTEIN; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BIOCATALYSIS; BIOSYNTHESIS; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; CONTIG MAPPING; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; ENZYME ASSAY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FACTUAL DATABASE; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; KINETICS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR CLONING; PAPAVERACEAE; PHYLOGENY; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT;

ALKALOIDS; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BENZYLISOQUINOLINES; BIOCATALYSIS; CARBON-NITROGEN LIGASES; CATALYTIC DOMAIN; CLONING, MOLECULAR; CONTIG MAPPING; DATABASES, FACTUAL; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; ENZYME ASSAYS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; KINETICS; PAPAVERACEAE; PHYLOGENY; PLANT PROTEINS; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT;

EID: 85006743879     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20452322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/srep39256     Document Type: Article

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