Biosynthetic regulation of the major opiates of Papaver somniferum
Opium poppy, Papaver somniferum, is the sole source of the analgesic alkaloids morphine and codeine as well as thebaine, a precursor for semi-synthetic opiates. T6ODM (thebaine 6-O-demethylase) and CODM (codeine O-demethylase) are dioxygenases involved in morphine biosynthesis and represent promisin...
Main Author: | Meade, Fergus |
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Other Authors: | Graham, Ian ; Walker, Carol |
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University of York
2015
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Online Access: | http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.680953 |
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