Three nicotine demethylase genes mediate nornicotine biosynthesis in Nicotiana tabacum L.: Functional characterization of the CYP82E10 gene
Lewis, R. S., Bowen, S. W., Keogh, M. R., & Dewey, R. E. (2010, October 26). Phytochemistry, Vol. 10, pp. 1988–1998.
author keywords: Nicotiana tabacum; Solanaceae; Gene function; Alkaloids; Nornicotine; Tobacco specific nitrosamine (TSNA); Cytochrome P450; CYP82E10
MeSH headings : Carcinogens / chemistry; Carcinogens / pharmacology; Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme System / genetics; Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme System / metabolism; Molecular Structure; Nicotine / analogs & derivatives; Nicotine / biosynthesis; Nicotine / chemistry; Nicotine / genetics; Nicotine / metabolism; Nitrosamines / chemistry; Nitrosamines / pharmacology; Plant Leaves / chemistry; Plant Leaves / genetics; Plant Leaves / metabolism; Plant Proteins / genetics; Plant Proteins / metabolism; Tobacco / chemistry; Tobacco / enzymology; Tobacco / genetics
topics (OpenAlex): Plant Genetic and Mutation Studies; Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity; Plant tissue culture and regeneration
TL;DR:
The introduction of knockout mutations in all three tobacco NND genes into commercial breeding lines promises to be a viable strategy for reducing the levels of one of the best characterized animal carcinogens found in tobacco products.
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