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PHYTOCHEMISTRY
卷 66, 期 15, 页码 1759-1766出版社
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2005.05.021
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Euphorbia tirucalli L.; Euphorbiaceae; petroleum plant; heterologous expression; Pichia pastoris; oxidosqualene cyclase; triterpenoid; beta-amyrin
Euphorbia tirucalli L., known as the petroleum plant, produces a large amount of triterpenes, such as beta-amyrin. Degenerate RTPCR based on the sequences conserved among known beta-amyrin synthases led to cloning of a putative triterpene synthase cDNA, EtAS, from leaves of E tirucalli. The deduced amino acid sequence of the EtAS cDNA showed the highest identity of 82% to the Panax ginseng P-amyrin synthase. Heterologous expression of the EtAS ORF in the methylotrophic yeast, Pichia pastoris, resulted in production of beta-amyrin, revealing that the EtAS cDNA codes for a P-amyrin synthase. This is the first report of a gene involved in the triterpene synthetic pathway from Euphorbiaceae plants. (c) 2005 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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