The genome of Tripterygium wilfordii and characterization of the celastrol biosynthesis pathway
Tripterygium wilfordii is a vine from the Celastraceae family that is used in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). The active ingredient, celastrol, is a friedelane-type pentacyclic triterpenoid with putative roles as an antitumor, immunosuppressive, and anti-obesity agent. Here, we repo...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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GigaScience Press
2021-02-01
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| Series: | GigaByte |
| Online Access: | https://gigabytejournal.com/articles/14 |