Integration of deep transcriptome and proteome analyses reveals the components of alkaloid metabolism in opium poppy cell cultures

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p><it>Papaver somniferum </it>(opium poppy) is the source for several pharmaceutical benzylisoquinoline alkaloids including morphine, the codeine and sanguinarine. In response to treatment with a fungal elicitor, the biosyn...

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Main Authors: Schriemer David C, Khan Morgan F, Desgagné-Penix Isabel, Cram Dustin, Nowak Jacek, Facchini Peter J
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-11-01
Series:BMC Plant Biology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2229/10/252