Triterpene Functional Genomics in Licorice for Identification of CYP72A154 Involved in the Biosynthesis of Glycyrrhizin

Seki, Hikaru; Sawai, Satoru; Ohyama, Kiyoshi; Mizutani, Masaharu; Ohnishi, Toshiyuki; Sudo, Hiroshi; Odette Fukushima, Ery; Akashi, Tomoyoshi; Aoki, Toshio; Saito, Kazuki; Muranaka, Toshiya

doi:10.1105/tpc.110.082685

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Triterpene Functional Genomics in Licorice for Identification of CYP72A154 Involved in the Biosynthesis of Glycyrrhizin

Published in The Plant Cell • Nov 1, 2011

Authors:

Hikaru Seki

Satoru Sawai

Kiyoshi Ohyama

Abstract

Glycyrrhizin, a triterpenoid saponin derived from the underground parts of Glycyrrhiza plants (licorice), has several pharmacological activities and is also used worldwide as a natural sweetener. The biosynthesis of glycyrrhizin involves the initial cyclization of 2,3-oxidosqualene to the triterpene...

Subject

Glycyrrhizin

Triterpene

Biology

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