Journal article
Evolutionary and cellular webs in benzylisoquinoline alkaloid biosynthesis
Abstract
Alkaloids are a group of approximately 12,000 low molecular weight and nitrogenous secondary metabolites found in 20% of plant species. Their potent biological activity suggests that alkaloids function as defense compounds. Benzylisoquinoline alkaloids (BIAs) are derived from tyrosine and are diversified by an intricate biochemical network of intramolecular coupling, reduction, methylation, hydroxylation, and other reactions to generate the …
Authors
Liscombe DK; Facchini PJ
Journal
Current Opinion in Biotechnology, Vol. 19, No. 2, pp. 173–180
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
4 2008
DOI
10.1016/j.copbio.2008.02.012
ISSN
0958-1669