Production of taxadiene from cultured ginseng roots transformed with taxadiene synthase gene

Production of taxadiene from cultured ginseng roots transformed with taxadiene synthase gene

Paclitaxel is produced by various species of yew trees and hasbeen extensively used to treat tumors. In our research, ataxadiene synthase (TS) gene from Taxus brevifolia was used totransform the roots of cultured ginseng (Panax ginseng C.A.Meyer) to produce taxadiene, the unique skeletal precursor t...

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Main Author: Mijeong Cha1, Sang Hee Shim1, Sung Hong Kim2, Ok Tae Kim3, Se-Weon Lee4, Suk-Yoon Kwon5 & Kwang-Hyun Baek1,*
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Korean Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 2012-10-01
Series:BMB Reports
Subjects:
Panax ginseng C.A. Meyer
Root culture
Taxadiene synthase
Taxol
Transformation
Online Access:http://www.jbmb.or.kr/jbmb/pdf.php?data=MTMwMTIyMTdAcGRmX3JhaW50cmFjZV9sZWV5c0AlNUI0NS0xMCU1RDEyMTAyOTIxMjVfJTI4NTg5LTU5NCUyOUJNQl8xMi0wODUucGRm

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