In silicio expression analysis of PKS genes isolated from Cannabis sativa L.
Genet. mol. biol
; Genet. mol. biol;33(4): 633-636, 2010. ilus, tab
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| ID: lil-571517
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BR1.1
ABSTRACT
Cannabinoids, flavonoids, and stilbenoids have been identified in the annual dioecious plant Cannabis sativa L. Of these, the cannabinoids are the best known group of this plant's natural products. Polyketide synthases (PKSs) are responsible for the biosynthesis of diverse secondary metabolites, including flavonoids and stilbenoids. Biosynthetically, the cannabinoids are polyketide substituted with terpenoid moiety. Using an RT-PCR homology search, PKS cDNAs were isolated from cannabis plants. The deduced amino acid sequences showed 51 percent-73 percent identity to other CHS/STS type sequences of the PKS family. Further, phylogenetic analysis revealed that these PKS cDNAs grouped with other non-chalcone-producing PKSs. Homology modeling analysis of these cannabis PKSs predicts a 3D overall fold, similar to alfalfa CHS2, with small steric differences on the residues that shape the active site of the cannabis PKSs.
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LILACS
Type of study:
Prognostic_studies
Language:
En
Journal:
Genet. mol. biol
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Genet. mol. biol. (Online)
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Genetics and molecular biology (Impresso)
Journal subject:
GENETICA
Year:
2010
Document type:
Article
Country of publication:
Brazil