Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5165005 | Phytochemistry | 2013 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
⺠Molecular and biochemical characterization of Catharanthus amyrin synthase (CrAS). ⺠Expression of CrAS in yeast produces α- and β-amyrin a 5:1 ratio. ⺠Leaf epidermis expression of the mevalonic and triterpene biosynthesis pathways. ⺠Ursolic acid accumulation on the leaf surface. ⺠CrAS expression in early stages of seedling development and in young leaves.
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Authors
Fang Yu, Antje M.K. Thamm, Darwin Reed, Nemesio Villa-Ruano, Alfonso Lara Quesada, Edmundo Lozoya Gloria, Patrick Covello, Vincenzo De Luca,