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Conifer defense
Gibberellic acid
Diterpene resin acids
Conifer genomics
Plant secondary metabolism
Fir abies-grandis
Resin acid biosynthesis
Catalyzes 3 steps
Brassinosteroid biosynthesis
Functional-characterization
Gibberellin biosynthesis
Saccharomyces-cerevisiae
Abietadiene synthase
Taxol biosynthesis
Hybrid poplar
Multidisciplinary in Current Contents(R)/Life Sciences
Abstract:
Cytochrome P450 monooxygenases (P450s) are important enzymes for generating some of the enormous structural diversity of plant terpenoid secondary metabolites. In conifers, P450s are involved in the formation of a suite of diterpene resin acids (DRAs).