Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5165883 | Phytochemistry | 2010 | 11 Pages |
Abstract
Several progesterone 5β-reductase (P5βR) orthologues from 5β-cardenolide-free and 5β-cardenolide-producing plant species were isolated and expressed in Escherichia coli. The specific role of progesterone 5β-reductases of P5βRs in cardenolide metabolism is challenged because this class of enone reductases seems to be widespread in higher plants.
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Authors
Peter Bauer, Jennifer Munkert, Margareta Brydziun, Edyta Burda, Frieder Müller-Uri, Harald Gröger, Yves A. Muller, Wolfgang Kreis,