Functional characterization of a cycloartenol synthase and four glycosyltransferases in the biosynthesis of cycloastragenol-type astragalosides from Astragalus membranaceus

Astragalosides are the main active constituents of traditional Chinese medicine Huang-Qi, of which cycloastragenol-type glycosides are the most typical and major bioactive compounds. This kind of compounds exhibit various biological functions including cardiovascular protective, neuroprotective, etc...

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Main Authors: Yangyang Duan, Wenyu Du, Zhijun Song, Ridao Chen, Kebo Xie, Jimei Liu, Dawei Chen, Jungui Dai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-01-01
Series:Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211383522002374