De novo RNA sequencing and expression analysis of Aconitum carmichaelii to analyze key genes involved in the biosynthesis of diterpene Alkaloids

Molecules

Volumn 22, Issue 12, 2017, Pages

  Rai, Megha ^a   Rai, Amit ^a   Kawano, Noriaki ^b   Yoshimatsu, Kayo ^b   Takahashi, Hiroki ^a   Suzuki, Hideyuki ^c   Kawahara, Nobuo ^b   Saito, Kazuki ^d   Yamazaki, Mami ^a  

^a CHIBA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b and Nutrition   (Japan)

^c KAZUSA DNA RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Aconitine; Aconitum; Diterpene alkaloids; KEGG pathway enrichment analysis; RNA sequencing; Transcript abundance

Indexed keywords

ACONITINE; ALKALOID; DITERPENE; PLANT PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTOME;

ACONITE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; FLOWER; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE ONTOLOGY; GENETICS; HIGH THROUGHPUT SEQUENCING; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MEDICINAL PLANT; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PHYLOGENY; PLANT LEAF; PLANT ROOT; SECONDARY METABOLISM;

ACONITINE; ACONITUM; ALKALOIDS; DITERPENES; FLOWERS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; GENE ONTOLOGY; HIGH-THROUGHPUT NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCING; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE ANNOTATION; PHYLOGENY; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT PROTEINS; PLANT ROOTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; SECONDARY METABOLISM; TRANSCRIPTOME;

EID: 85040200197     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14203049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/molecules22122155     Document Type: Article

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