Cloning and Characterization of a Norbelladine 4′-O-Methyltransferase Involved in the Biosynthesis o...
Cloning and Characterization of a Norbelladine 4′-O-Methyltransferase Involved in the Biosynthesis of the Alzheimer’s Drug Galanthamine in Narcissus sp. aff. pseudonarcissus
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United States: Public Library of Science
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Galanthamine is an Amaryllidaceae alkaloid used to treat the symptoms of Alzheimer's disease. This compound is primarily isolated from daffodil (Narcissus spp.), snowdrop (Galanthus spp.), and summer snowflake (Leucojum aestivum). Despite its importance as a medicine, no genes involved in the biosynthetic pathway of galanthamine have been identifie...
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Cloning and Characterization of a Norbelladine 4′-O-Methyltransferase Involved in the Biosynthesis of the Alzheimer’s Drug Galanthamine in Narcissus sp. aff. pseudonarcissus
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TN_cdi_plos_journals_1548413573
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_plos_journals_1548413573
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1932-6203
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1932-6203
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10.1371/journal.pone.0103223
