Formation of two methylenedioxy bridges by a Sesamum CYP81Q protein yielding a furofuran lignan, (+)-sesamin

(+)-Sesamin, a furofuran class lignan, is widespread in vascular plants and represented by Sesamum spp. (+)-Sesamin has been of rapidly growing interest because of its beneficial biological effects in mammals, but its biosynthesis and physiological roles in plants remain to be clarified. It is specu...

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Main Authors: Ono, Eiichiro, Nakai, Masaaki, Fukui, Yuko, Tomimori, Namino, Fukuchi-Mizutani, Masako, Saito, Masayuki, Satake, Honoo, Tanaka, Takaharu, Katsuta, Masumi, Umezawa, Toshiaki, Tanaka, Yoshikazu
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: National Academy of Sciences 2006
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Biological Sciences
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1502515/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16785429
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.0603865103
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