Opening book details…
Can I read Comparison of Ent-kaurene and Ent-isokaurene Synthesis in Cell-free Systems from Etiolated Shoots of Normal and Dwarf-5 Maize Seedlings on EtoBox?
Comparison of Ent-kaurene and Ent-isokaurene Synthesis in Cell-free Systems from Etiolated Shoots of Normal and Dwarf-5 Maize Seedlings by Peter Hedden; B.O. Phinney is a Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology article available to read on EtoBox.
What is Comparison of Ent-kaurene and Ent-isokaurene Synthesis in Cell-free Systems from Etiolated Shoots of Normal and Dwarf-5 Maize Seedlings about?
An active cell-free system, prepared from young etiolated shoots of normal Zea mays seedlings, was shown to biosynthesize the terpenoid hydrocarbons ent-kaur-16-ene, squalene and phytoene from mevalonic acid. The biosynthesis of ent-kaur-16-ene from mevalonic acid was compared using cell-free systems obtained from normal and dwarf-5 seedlings. ent-Kaur-16-ene was the predominant diterpene hydrocarbon synthesized by extracts from the normals; however, em-kaur-15ene was the major diterpene hydrocarbon synthesized by the dwarf-5 mutants. ent-Kaur-15-ene and ent-kaur-16-ene were also produced as minor products in the normal and dwarf-5 systems, respectively. The possible significance of the synthesis of the 'wrong' isomer (ent-kaur-15-ene) by the mutant is discussed.
Who reads Comparison of Ent-kaurene and Ent-isokaurene Synthesis in Cell-free Systems from Etiolated Shoots of Normal and Dwarf-5 Maize Seedlings?
It is typically read by researchers, students, and practitioners in Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology.
- Author
- Peter Hedden; B.O. Phinney
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science; Elsevier ; Elsevier BV (ISSN 0031-9422)
- Published
- 1979
- Language
- EN
- Field
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (Life Sciences)