Isolation and characterization of a novel (S)-canadine synthase gene from Coptis chinensis

Background: Berberine acts primarily as an important active ingredient in Coptis chinensis and has been traditionally applied in clinical treatment. Nevertheless, little information has been released about C. chinensis, as far as functional genes and biosynthetic pathway of berberine are concerned....

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Main Authors: Yang He, Pei Hou, Gang Fan, Dongmei Li, Cheng Peng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-09-01
Series:Electronic Journal of Biotechnology
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0717345815000950