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Enhancement of scopolamine production in Hyoscyamus muticus L. hairy root cultures by genetic engine...

Enhancement of scopolamine production in Hyoscyamus muticus L. hairy root cultures by genetic engine...

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Enhancement of scopolamine production in Hyoscyamus muticus L. hairy root cultures by genetic engineering

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Full title

Enhancement of scopolamine production in Hyoscyamus muticus L. hairy root cultures by genetic engineering

Publisher

Berlin: Springer-Verlag

Journal title

Planta, 1999-06, Vol.208 (4), p.545-551

Language

English

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Berlin: Springer-Verlag

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Contents

In order to test the possibility of enhancing the production of pharmaceutically valuable scopolamine in transgenic cultures, the 35S-h6h transgene that codes for the enzyme hyoscyamine-6 beta-hydroxylase (EC 1.14.11.11) was introduced into Hyoscyamus muticus L. strain Cairo (Egyptian henbane). This plant was chosen for its capability to produce ve...

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Full title

Enhancement of scopolamine production in Hyoscyamus muticus L. hairy root cultures by genetic engineering

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Record Identifier

TN_cdi_crossref_primary_10_1007_s004250050592

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_crossref_primary_10_1007_s004250050592

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ISSN

0032-0935

E-ISSN

1432-2048

DOI

10.1007/s004250050592

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