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Susanne Frick0
Anan Ounaroon0
Stefanie Haase0
Toni M. Kutchan0
Date of Patent
April 7, 2009
Patent Application Number
10888656
Date Filed
July 8, 2004
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Patent abstract
The present invention relates to methyl transfer enzymes involved in alkaloid biosynthesis in opium poppy. More particularly, the invention relates to proteins having (R,S)-reticuline 7-O-methyltransferase activity, to proteins having (R,S)-norcoclaurine 6-O-methyltransferase activity and to derivatives and analogues of these proteins. The invention also relates to nucleic acid molecules encoding the proteins, and their derivatives and analogues, and to their use in the production of methylated catechols and tetrahydrobenzylisoquinolines.
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