Genetic engineering approach using early Vinca alkaloid biosynthesis genes led to increased tryptamine and terpenoid indole alkaloids biosynthesis in differentiating cultures of Catharanthus roseus

Protoplasma

Volumn 255, Issue 1, 2018, Pages 425-435

  Sharma, Abhishek ^a   Verma, Priyanka ^b   Mathur, Archana ^a   Mathur, Ajay Kumar ^a  

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

^b NATIONAL CHEMICAL LABORATORY   (India)

Author keywords

Agroinfiltration; Sonication assisted Agrobacterium transformation (SAAT); Strictosidine synthase (CrSTR); Terpenoid indole alkaloids (TIAs); Tryptophan decarboxylase (CrTDC)

Indexed keywords

TRYPTAMINE; TRYPTAMINE DERIVATIVE; VINCA ALKALOID;

CATHARANTHUS; CHEMISTRY; GENETIC ENGINEERING; METABOLISM; PROCEDURES; SYNTHESIS;

CATHARANTHUS; GENETIC ENGINEERING; TRYPTAMINES; VINCA ALKALOIDS;

EID: 85028535575     PISSN: 0033183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00709-017-1151-7     Document Type: Article

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