Discovery of UDP-glycosyltransferases and BAHD-acyltransferases involved in the biosynthesis of the antidiabetic plant metabolite montbretin A

Plant Cell

Volumn 30, Issue 8, 2018, Pages 1864-1886

  Irmisch, Sandra ^a   Jo, Seohyun ^a,b   Roach, Christopher R ^a   Jancsik, Sharon ^a   Yuen, Macaire Man Saint ^a   Madilao, Lufiani L ^a   O’neil Johnson, Mark ^c   Williams, Russel ^c   Withers, Stephen G ^a,b   Bohlmann, Joerg ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c Sequoia Sciences Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACYLTRANSFERASE; FLAVONE DERIVATIVE; GLYCOSYLTRANSFERASE; MONTBRETIN A; PLANT PROTEIN; TRISACCHARIDE;

GENETICS; METABOLISM; TOBACCO;

ACYLTRANSFERASES; FLAVONES; GLYCOSYLTRANSFERASES; PLANT PROTEINS; TOBACCO; TRISACCHARIDES;

EID: 85055268277     PISSN: 10404651     EISSN: 1532298X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1105/tpc.18.00406     Document Type: Article

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