4090-18-0Relevant articles and documents
Compositions and methods for producing benzylisoquinoline alkaloids
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The present invention relates to host cells that produce compounds that are characterized as benzylisoquinolines, as well as select precursors and intermediates thereof. The host cells comprise one, two or more heterologous coding sequences wherein each of the heterologous coding sequences encodes an enzyme involved in the metabolic pathway of a benzylisoquinoline, or its precursors or intermediates from a starting compound. The invention also relates to methods of producing the benzylisoquinoline, as well as select precursors and intermediates thereof by culturing the host cells under culture conditions that promote expression of the enzymes that produce the benzylisoquinoline or precursors or intermediates thereof.
PURIFICATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF A CYTOCHROME P450 ENZYME FROM PIG LIVER, CATALYZING THE PHENOL OXIDATIVE COUPLING OF (R)-RETICULINE TO SALUTARIDINE, THE CRITICAL STEP IN MORPHINE BIOSYNTHESIS
Amann, Tobias,Roos, Peter H.,Huh, Hoon,Zenk, Meinhart H.
, p. 425 - 440 (2007/10/02)
The cytochrome P450 enzyme catalyzing the conversion of (R)-reticuline to salutaridine in the presence of cytochrome c reductase, NADPH and O2 was purified to homogeneity from pig liver and shown to be a highly regio- and stereoselective enzyme.This finding supports the view that the occurrence of morphine in mammals is of endogenous and not of dietary origin.
Totalsynthese von rac-Salutaridin und Sinoacutin ((-)-Salutaridin), ein neuer Weg zum Morphingeruest
Ludwig, Wolfgang,Schaefer, Hans J.
, p. 1032 - 1033 (2007/10/02)
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